Borrelli, Roberto

Fossi, Antonella

Volterrani, Luca

Voltolini, Luca

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Right single-lung transplantation for pulmonary alveolar microlithiasisRoberto Borrellia, Antonella Fossib, Luca Volterranic and Luca Voltolinid,*a Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italyb Pneumology Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italyc Radiology Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italyd Lung Transplant Program, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy* Corresponding author. U.O.S.A. Trapianto di polmone c/o Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Viale Mario Bracci 16, Siena 53100, Italy.Tel: +39-0-577585130; fax: +39-0-577586140; e-mail: voltoliniluca@yahoo.it (L. Voltolini).Received 10 May 2013; received in revised form 11 September 2013; accepted 17 September 2013Keywords: Lung • Transplantation • Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasisA 64-year old woman with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis under-went a right single-lung transplantation in 2008. She recovereduneventfully. We report two images (Figs 1 and 2) obtained at her5-year follow-up visit. At present, she leads an independent andactive life. Her last forced expiratory volume in 1st second andforced vital capacity were 96 and 91% of predicted, respectively.Figure 1: Pre- and postoperative chest x-ray demonstrating widespread micro-nodular infiltrates characteristic of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in thenative lung.Figure 2: High-resolution computed tomography. Coronal view does not showany evidence of recurrence in the transplanted lung.© The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 45 (2014) e40 IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERYdoi:10.1093/ejcts/ezt531 Advance Access publication 19 November 2013Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-abstract/45/2/e40/443736by Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi useron 01 February 2018

Right single-lung transplantation for pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

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