The First Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation in Korea: a Case Report

J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Oct 12;33(43):e282. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e282. eCollection 2018 Oct 22.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Living Donor; Lobar Lung Transplantation; Lung Transplantation.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomegaly / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / therapy*
  • Living Donors
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Republic of Korea
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult