First single lung transplant in Virginia

C G Tribble; J A Kern; L J Findley; T M Daniel; J D Truwit; C E Rose Jr; B F Lewis; I L Kron

First single lung transplant in Virginia

Va Med Q. 1991 Summer;118(3):166-7.

Authors

C G Tribble¹, J A Kern, L J Findley, T M Daniel, J D Truwit, C E Rose Jr, B F Lewis, I L Kron

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.

PMID: 1868109

Abstract

Lung transplantation is now established as a clinical reality for patients with irreversible, lethal pulmonary conditions. We report the first successful application of this treatment modality in Virginia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung Transplantation* / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery*
Virginia