A Guide to Lung Transplantation

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What Kind of Transplants Can Be Considered?

Single Lung or Double Lung

The transplant team's assessment of your medical needs and the availability of donor lungs are considered in determining whether one or both lungs should be transplanted.

Heart-Lungs

Both lungs and the heart are replaced when the heart has been chronically "overworked" and weakened by long-term lung disease such as emphysema.

Pediatric Lung Transplantation

Lung transplantation in children is usually considered for:

• cystic fibrosis with end-stage lung disease
• pulmonary hypertension
• pulmonary fibrosis

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