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Lung Transplantation
Definition
The transference of either one or both of the lungs from one human or animal to another. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
More information
A lung transplant removes a person's diseased lung and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy lung comes from a donor who has died. Some people get one lung during a transplant. Other people get two.
Lung transplants are used for people who are likely to die from lung disease within 1 to 2 years. Their conditions are so severe that other treatments, such as medicines or breathing devices, no longer work. Lung transplants most often are used to treat people who have severe
• COPD
• Cystic fibrosis
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• Pulmonary hypertension
Complications of lung transplantation include rejection of the transplanted lung and infection. (NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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