Open AccessThe First Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation in Korea: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Sehoon Choi,
Seung-Il Park,
Geun Dong Lee,
Hyeong Ryul Kim,
Dong Kwan Kim,
SungHo Jung,
Tae-Jin Yun,
In-Ok Kim,
DaeKee Choi,
InCheol Choi,
JongMin Song,
SangBum Hong,
Tae Sun Shim,
KyungWook Jo,
SangOh Lee,
KyungHyun Do,
Eun Jin Chae
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e282
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , lung , lung transplantation , transplantation , pneumonectomy , surgery , lung disease , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Lung transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage lung disease, but the problem of donor shortage is unresolved issue. Herein, we report the first case of living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) in Korea. A 19-year-old woman patient with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension received her father's right lower lobe and her mother's left lower lobe after pneumonectomy of both lungs in 2017. The patient has recovered well and is enjoying normal social activity. We think that LDLLT could be an alternative approach to deceased donor lung transplantation to overcome the shortage of lung donors.
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