Lung Transplantation for Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Prevalence and Incidence of PPFE
3. Clinical Characteristics of PPFE
3.1. BMI
3.2. Flat Chest
3.3. Pneumothorax and ALS
4. Optimal Timing of LT
5. Post-LT Course
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Author | Sex | Age | Underlying Condition | Procedure | Posttransplant Course | Outcome |
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Chen et al. (2014) | Male | 14 | Chemotherapy | Left single | uneventful | Alive |
Portillo et al. (2015) | Male | 25 | Castleman’s disease | Bilateral | NA | Alive |
Hata et al. (2016) | Male | 19 | Chemotherapy | LDLLT | uneventful | Alive |
Yanagiya et al. (2016) | Female | 27 | Idiopathic | LDLLT | complicated | Alive |
Huan et al. (2017) | Male | 34 | Idiopathic | Bilateral | NA | NA |
Shimada et al. (2018) | Female | 21 | HSCT | LDLLT | complicated | Alive |
Tsubosaka et al. (2018) | Male | 19 | Chemotherapy | Living-donor | NA | NA |
Righi et al. (2018) | Male | 42 | Idiopathic | Bilateral | complicated | Alive |
Ali et al. (2019) | Female | 26 | Idiopathic | Bilateral | complicated | Alive |
Aljefri et al. (2019) | Male | 27 | Idiopathic | Bilateral | complicated | Alive |
Sekine et al. (2020) | Female | 29 | Idiopathic | LDLLT | complicated | Alive |
Rasciti et al. (2020) | Male | 48 | Idiopathic | Bilateral | possible PPFE relapse | Re-transplant |
Shiiya et al. (2020) | Female | 40 | Idiopathic | Left single | complicated | Dead |
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Shiiya, H.; Sato, M. Lung Transplantation for Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050957
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Chicago/Turabian StyleShiiya, Haruhiko, and Masaaki Sato. 2021. "Lung Transplantation for Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 5: 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050957
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