Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis treated by single lung transplantation

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992 Apr;145(4 Pt 1):964-6. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/145.4_Pt_1.964.

Abstract

Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis is a rare disease resistant to almost all medical treatments to date. We describe the case of a 44-yr-old woman with end-stage pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis who was treated by single-lung transplantation. The patient is doing well in her sixteenth post-transplantation month and has a marked improvement in her pulmonary function tests and walking distance as compared with preoperative values, and she is enjoying an unrestricted life-style.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Lymphangiomyoma / epidemiology
  • Lymphangiomyoma / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Respiratory Function Tests