Successful combined second redo lungkidney transplantation in a patient who developed end-stage renal disease after a previous lung transplantation

Several lung transplantation (LTx) patients develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and often need a kidney transplant. Recently, the number of multiorgan transplantation cases has increased; however, no successfully combined redo lung-kidney transplantation has been reported in Korea. We present the...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation and research 2020, 34(3), , pp.193-198
Main Authors: Noh, Jin-hee, Kim, Dohyung, Cho, Woo Hyun, Yeo, Hye Ju
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
lung transplantation
kidney transplantation
multiorgan transplantation
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Summary:Several lung transplantation (LTx) patients develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and often need a kidney transplant. Recently, the number of multiorgan transplantation cases has increased; however, no successfully combined redo lung-kidney transplantation has been reported in Korea. We present the first case of combined second redo lung-kidney transplantation in a patient with ESRD after LTx. In November 2018, a 40-year-old man with dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. Seventeen years ago, he underwent right pneumonectomy owing to refractory extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis. Four years ago, he underwent left single-LTx due to chronic respiratory failure. He was diagnosed with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and ESRD (glomerular filtration rate,
ISSN:2671-8790
3022-6783
2671-8804
3022-7712
DOI:10.4285/kjt.2020.34.3.193