Single-lung transplantation with atrial septal defect repair for Eisenmenger's syndrome

Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 Aug;52(2):300-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)91359-4.

Abstract

Heart-lung transplantation has been used successfully for patients with pulmonary vascular disease but its application has been very limited due to the scarcity of donors. We report a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome who underwent right single-lung transplantation with closure of atrial septal defect; postoperative convalescence was uneventful. Serial magnetic resonance imaging examinations demonstrate improved right heart function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Eisenmenger Complex / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation*