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Living-donor lobar lung transplantation for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Department of Cancer and Thoracic Surgery (Surgery II), Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata Cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan

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Living-donor lobar lung transplantation seems to be best suited for children and small adults because only two lobes are transplanted. However, the amount of tolerable size discrepancy between donors and recipients is currently unknown. We report two cases of lymphangioleiomyomatosis with hyperinflation successfully treated with living-donor lobar lung transplantation in spite of large size disparity.

Key Words: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Living-donor lobar lung transplantation; Hyperinflation; Size disparity