A Case Report of Lung Transplantation After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Literature Review
Articles > Article · 2023
Authors: Gizem KEÇECİ ÖZGÜR, Seda KAHRAMAN AYDIN, RZA MEMMEDOV, Ümit KAHRAMAN, Pervin KORKMAZ, Ali ÖZDİL, Ufuk ÇAĞIRICI
Transplantation Proceedings, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2023, vol 55, pp 1297-1301
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.03.035
Summary
<p>ABSTRACTPulmonarycomplicationsmayoccurafterhematopoieticstemcelltransplantationforhemato-logicmalignancies.Lungtransplantationistheonlytreatmentoptionforend-stagelungfailure.Wepresentedacaseofacutemyeloidleukemiawhoreceivedahematopoieticstemcelltrans-plantationandunderwentbilaterallungtransplantationwithend-stageusualinterstitialpneumo-niaandchronicobstructivelungdisease.Thiscaseshowedthatlungtransplantationcouldbesuccessfullyappliedinproperlyselectedhematologicmalignancypatientswithlongdisease-freesurvival,likelungtransplantationsperformedforotherindications.</p>