Single-lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis and metachronus pneumonectomy: case reports

Three patients with end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) underwent single lung transplantation (SLT) with contralateral pneumonectomy. In the first case, contralateral pneumonectomy (CP) was performed before SLT. The patient is alive with no signs of infection or rejection. For the other 2 cases, CP was performed after SLT. One patient died 8 months later with septicemia; the other patient died after 10 days because of complicated bronchopleural fistula and infection of the pneumonectomy space. SLT can be a good option for some patients with CF. The outcome is good when CP is done before SLT. However, CP must be done simultaneously with SLTX.