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Downward hyperinflation of the native lung after right single lung transplantation for COPD: A case report
Shin Tanaka1,2, Tsuyoshi Ryuko1,2, Yasuaki Tomioka1
1Department of General Thoracic and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Abstract:
A 60-year-old male with COPD underwent right single lung transplantation. Despite progressive hyperinflation of the native left lung, the transplanted lung maintained function, as downward expansion of the left lung displaced the diaphragm without compressing the mediastinum. This suggests diaphragm mobility, aided by the absence of the liver beneath the left diaphragm, contributes to favorable outcomes in right single lung transplantation by preventing mechanical compression of the transplanted lung.
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