Repeated single-lung transplantation after previous contralateral pneumonectomy — a unique challenge

Unilateral lung transplantation after previous contralateral pneumonectomy is a rare clinical situation and is associated with an increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Such patients, reliant on their single transplant lung, are substantially threatened by graft failure. We here provide the first report of a successful single-lung retransplantation for chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after previous contralateral pneumonectomy.