Successful lung transplantation for heroin abstainer: A case report

Xin Xu; Hanzhang Chen; Bing Wei; Dong Xiao; Weiqiang Yin; Daoyuan Wang; Jianxing He

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.01.07

Successful lung transplantation for heroin abstainer: A case report

J Thorac Dis. 2011 Mar;3(1):77-8. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.01.07.

Authors

Xin Xu¹, Hanzhang Chen, Bing Wei, Dong Xiao, Weiqiang Yin, Daoyuan Wang, Jianxing He

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China.

PMID: 22263066
PMCID: PMC3256498
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.01.07

Abstract

A 41-year-old man suffering from end-stage emphysema induced by heroin addiction successfully underwent right single-lung transplantation. The patient is in good health without heroin relapse for more than 4 years.

Keywords: heroin abstainer; lung transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports