Non-acidic supraesophageal reflux associated with diffuse alveolar damage and allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation: a case report

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 May;27(5):564-7. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.01.020.

Abstract

Advances in lung transplantation have improved 1-year survival rates, but allograft dysfunction continues to be a significant cause of post-transplant death. Diffuse alveolar damage is an early indication of allograft dysfunction and has been linked to gastroesophageal reflux. We report a case of diffuse alveolar damage-associated allograft dysfunction in a patient found to have significant non-acid gastroesophageal reflux.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / etiology*
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans / pathology
  • Esophageal pH Monitoring
  • Female
  • Fundoplication
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / complications*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Transplantation, Homologous / pathology*