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Sidney Levitsky, MD; Allen Lapey, MD; Paul A. di Sant-Agnese, MD

JAMA. 1970;213(1):125-127.

Abstract
An increased incidence of hemoptysis in young adults with cystic fibrosis associated with a high mortality has been recently noted. Because of bilateral diffuse pulmonary involvement and decreased respiratory reserve, surgical intervention has been avoided. An 18-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis and massive hemoptysis underwent pneumonectomy 11 months ago and is presently well. To our knowledge, this is the first patient with cystic fibrosis and life-threatening hemoptysis to undergo an emergency pulmonary resection.

Author Affiliations
From the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute (Dr. Levitsky), and the Pediatric Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, Bethesda, Md (Drs. Lapey and di Sant-Agnese).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Clinic of Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute, Bethesda, Md 20014 (Dr. Levitsky).

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