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Thorax 1998;53:1000-1001 ( November )

Case report

Retransplantation in a patient with cystic fibrosis M McCloskey,a A P Maxwell,c V Hall,b A O B Redmond,a J S Elbornb

a Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK, b Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast BT9 7AB, UK, c Regional Nephrology Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast BT9 7AB, UK

Correspondence to: Dr J S Elborn.

Received 24 September 1997; Returned to authors 3 December 1997; Revised version received 26 May 1998; Accepted for publication 26 May 1998

A patient with cystic fibrosis is described who requested a third lung transplant. The medical and ethical issues involved are discussed.

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; lung transplantation; repeat transplantation; ethics

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