[First successful bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation in Japan]

No successful lung transplantation has been reported in Japan until recently when we performed the first successful bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation. A 24-year-old woman with primary ciliary dyskinesia began experiencing severe respiratory insufficiency and required mechanical ventilation. On October 28, 1998, she underwent bilateral living-donor lobar transplantation, receiving her sister's lower right lobe and her mother's left lower lobe under cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient was discharged from the hospital 61 days after transplantation. Six months postoperatively, she has returned to normal life and is able to carry out daily activities. She is in good physical condition with a vital capacity of 1.77 L.