HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN A PATIENT WITH END-STAGE LUNG-DISEASE DUE TO COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY

Authors
HILL AT THOMPSON RA WALLWORK J STABLEFORTH DE
Citation
At. Hill et al., HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN A PATIENT WITH END-STAGE LUNG-DISEASE DUE TO COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY, Thorax, 53(7), 1998, pp. 622-623
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
53
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
622 - 623
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1998)53:7<622:HTIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The case history is presented of a patient with common variable immuno deficiency in whom heart lung transplantation has been carried out wit h success. Transplantation was the only long term therapeutic option i n this patient due to the progressive respiratory failure resulting fr om bronchiectasis, emphysema, and granulomatous lung disease.