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Indication

Lung transplants may be recommended for patients with severe lung disease such as:

  • permanent enlargement of air sacs (alveoli) with loss of ability to completely exhale (emphysema)
  • hereditary lung blockages (cystic fibrosis)
  • long-term (chronic) infections (sarcoidosis)
  • permanent scarring and thickening of lung tissue (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
Indication

Review Date: 05/03/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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