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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2011

01-12-2011 | Case Report

Treatment of Plastic Bronchitis by Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Authors: Jamie E. Laubisch, Diana M. Green, Peter J. Mogayzel, W. Reid Thompson

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2011

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Abstract

This case illustrates the successful use of orthotopic heart transplantation for the treatment of plastic bronchitis in a 6-year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which developed 2 years after Fontan procedure. Transplantation was undertaken after he failed medical management of airway obstruction. He is currently 1-year post-cardiac transplantion and has no evidence of plastic bronchitis despite weaning of an aggressive airway clearance regimen.
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Metadata
Title
Treatment of Plastic Bronchitis by Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Authors
Jamie E. Laubisch
Diana M. Green
Peter J. Mogayzel
W. Reid Thompson
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-9989-5

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