[A lung transplant in a woman with bronchiolitis obliterans following an allogenic bone marrow transplant].

Graft-versus-host disease is a major complication for bone marrow transplant recipients and is often a cause of late mortality. It can affect any tissue, and involvement of the lungs--target organs of particular importance--can lead to chronic respiratory failure due to bronchiolitis obliterans. We report the case of a lung transplant in a woman who developed bronchiolitis obliterans after receiving a marrow transplant to treat bone marrow aplasia.

[Prevalence of malnutrition among candidates for lung transplantation].

Objectives: To analyse the prevalence of malnutrition in candidates for lung transplantation and to establish if there are any differences in the prevalence of malnutrition among the different groups of patients regarding their illness.

Methods: We reviewed the nutritional evaluation of 163 consecutive transplant candidates referred to our hospital (1996-2001). The nutritional assessment included: clinical history, anthropometric measurements, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and biochemical measurements.

[Sequential double lung transplant in Kartagener's syndrome].

Very few cases of lung transplantation have been described for patients with Kartagener's syndrome. We report the first case to be published in Spain. A 15-year-old girl with complete Kartagener's syndrome underwent sequential transplantation of both lungs.

[The first national program of pediatric lung transplantation: the experience in pediatric intensive care].

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the postoperative progress and medical management in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of patients that underwent bilateral lung transplant.

Patients And Methods: From April 1997 to June 1998, 10 pediatric lung transplants were performed at the Hospital Reina Sofía (Córdoba, Spain). There were 4 males and 6 females (mean age 11.