The First Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation in Korea: a Case Report.
Se Hoon ChoiSeung-Il ParkGeun Dong LeeHyeong Ryul KimDong Kwan KimSung Ho JungTae Jin YunIn Ok KimDae Kee ChoiIn Cheol ChoiJong-Min SongSang-Bum HongTae Sun ShimKyung Wook JoSang Oh LeeKyung Hyun DoEun-Jin ChaePublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2018)
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.