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01-06-2014
Living Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation: A Longstanding Concept Being Revisited with the Same Old Nemesis
Published in: Lung | Issue 3/2014
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Introduction
Living donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) has been successfully used in select patient populations.
Materials and Methods
A 29-year-old male, who underwent bilateral LDLLT 12 years earlier with allografts donated by father and paternal uncle, developed bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome at distinctly different rates.
Conclusion
LDLLT can be done successfully with unique management issues.