One case, two firsts: first successful double lung and first pediatric lung transplantation in Turkey

Mustafa Özbaran,

One case, two firsts: first successful double lung and first pediatric lung transplantation in Turkey

Mustafa Özbaran¹, Kutsal Turhan², Tahir Yağdı¹, Figen Gülen³, Coşkun Özcan⁴, Çağatay Engin¹, Levent Midyat³, Ufuk Çağırıcı², Deniz Nart⁵, Sanem Nalbantgil⁶, Esen Demir³, Remziye Tanaç³, Fatma Aşkar⁷

¹Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
²Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
³Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
⁴Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
⁵Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
⁶Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir
⁷Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, İzmir

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.

Keywords : Bronchiolitides, emphysema; exudative; lung transplantation

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