Open AccessSingle-lung transplantation for pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A case report
Author(s) -
Xing-Yu Ren,
Xiangming Fang,
Jingyu Chen,
Hao Ding,
Yan Wang,
Qin Lü,
Jia-Lei Ming,
Lijuan Zhou,
Hongwei Chen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i22.3851
Subject(s) - medicine , lung transplantation , lung , radiology , sputum , pneumothorax , bronchoscopy , surgery , transplantation , pathology , tuberculosis
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized by the accumulation of innumerable microliths. Currently, effective therapeutics for PAM are not available, and the only treatment for end-stage lung disease is lung transplantation (LuTx). Further, there are few reports that focus on LuTx for the treatment of PAM, and the follow-up reports of postoperative imaging are even rarer.