One case, two "firsts": first successful double lung and first pediatric lung transplantation in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Mustafa ÖZBARAN, Kutsal TURHAN, Tahir YAĞDI, Figen GÜLEN, Coskun Oezcan, Çağatay ENGİN, Levent MİDYAT, Ufuk ÇAĞIRICI, Deniz NART, Sanem NALBANTGİL, Esen DEMİR, Remziye TANAÇ, Fatma ASKAR
TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2010, vol 18, pp 145-147
Summary
We report the first successful double-lung transplantation in all age groups as well as the first lung transplantation in the pediatric age group in our country. A 14-year-old male who was oxygen dependent for the last three years was diagnosed with septic lung disease and bronchiolitis obliterans. He was followed-up by the "heart and lung transplantation group" of our hospital for approximately one year under non-invasive mechanical ventilatory support while on the lung transplantation waiting list. A sequential double lung transplantation was performed on April 08, 2009. He is now on his 11th month postoperatively and is healthy.