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Single-lung transplantation: imaging features.

S J Herman1, D C Rappaport, G L Weisbrod

  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.

Radiology
|January 1, 1989
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Imaging after single-lung transplantation shows nonspecific findings for reimplantation response and acute rejection. Differentiating these conditions from others like pneumonia is challenging but crucial for patient care.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Transplant Surgery

Background:

  • Single-lung transplantation (SLT) requires careful postoperative imaging surveillance.
  • Distinguishing between normal post-operative changes and complications like acute rejection is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review imaging findings in patients following single-lung transplantation.
  • To characterize the reimplantation response and acute rejection on chest radiographs.
  • To assess the specificity of imaging findings and their differentiation from other pulmonary conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of imaging studies from 14 single-lung transplant recipients.
  • Analysis of chest radiographic and computed tomography (CT) findings.
  • Correlation of imaging findings with clinical diagnoses and treatment responses.

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Main Results:

  • Reimplantation response occurred in 13 patients, presenting as transient perihilar haze or consolidation.
  • Acute rejection episodes (nine in eight patients) showed variable radiographic changes, including interstitial disease or consolidation, often nonspecific.
  • Imaging findings for reimplantation response and rejection were nonspecific and mimicked fluid overload, atelectasis, mucous plugging, and pneumonia.
  • Bronchial dehiscence was identified by extraluminal air on CT.
  • One patient developed pulmonary nodules due to cyclosporine-induced lymphoma.

Conclusions:

  • Post-SLT imaging findings, including reimplantation response and acute rejection, are often nonspecific.
  • Radiographic differentiation between reimplantation response, acute rejection, and other complications is challenging.
  • CT is valuable for detecting specific complications like bronchial dehiscence.
  • Cyclosporine-induced lymphoma is a potential complication to consider in transplant recipients.