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Single lung transplantation followed by contralateral bullectomy for bullous emphysema.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Apr 1996
Kuno R, Kanter K R, Torres W E, Lawrence E C
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BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Single lung transplantation for emphysema is now standard practice despite initial concerns, including the possibility that the compliant diseased lung would compress the transplanted lung as a result of hyperinflation. We describe a patient with severe bilateral bullous emphysema and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency who underwent single lung transplantation after which hyperinflation of the...
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