PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Successful Bilateral Lung Transplantation for Lymphangiomatosis (Am J Transplant. 2008 Jul 28). Authors are Kinnier CV, Eu JP Davis RD et al., from the Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Lymphangiomatosis is a rare disease of lymphatic proliferation for which no adequate treatment is known. We report the first successful case of bilateral lung transplantation for the treatment of end-stage pulmonary lymphangiomatosis. A successful outcome was achieved with continued survival beyond 4 years posttransplant and stable lung function. Our report demonstrates that pulmonary lymphangiomatosis should be included among those diseases for which lung transplantation is considered potentially beneficial treatment. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.
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