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- The primary NIH organization for research on Lung Transplantation is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Lung Transplantation
Lung transplantation is surgery to replace one or both diseased lungs with a healthy lung or lungs from a donor. During the operation, the surgeon makes a cut in the chest and removes the diseased lung. The surgeon then sews the new lung to the main blood vessels and air passage.
Your doctor may recommend a lung transplant if you have disease that cannot be controlled any other way. These diseases include
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
Complications of lung transplantation include rejection of the transplanted lung and infection.
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Lung Transplant(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Lung Transplant
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Overviews
- Guide to Lung Transplantation(American College of Chest Physicians) - PDF
- Lung Transplant(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Prevention/Screening
- Pretransplant Tests for Other Organs(American Society of Transplantation)
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Nutrition
- Lung Transplant: Nutrition After Surgery(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Coping
- Preparing for the Transplant(American Society of Transplantation)
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- Quality of Life(American Society of Transplantation)
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Disease Management
- After the Transplant(American Society of Transplantation)
- Health After Transplantation(American Society of Transplantation)
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- Medicines for Keeping Your New Heart or Lung Healthy(American Society of Transplantation) - PDF
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Related Issues
- Infection and Malignancy(American Society of Transplantation)
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What Are the Risks of Lung Transplant?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Heart-lung transplant - slideshow
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- Lung transplant - slideshow
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Anatomy/Physiology
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How the Lungs Work(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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How the Lungs Work
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Transplantation(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Transplantation
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Research
- Bioengineering Lungs for Transplantation(American College of Chest Physicians)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Transplant Glossary(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
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Directories
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: Member Directory(Health Resources and Services Administration, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing)
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Organizations
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Law and Policy
- Questions and Answer for Transplant Candidates about Lung Allocation Policy(United Network for Organ Sharing) - PDF
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Statistics
- Lung Center Data Profile(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
- Organ Facts: Lung(United Network for Organ Sharing)
- Transplant Program Reports(Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients)
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Children
- Lung Transplantation(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Patient Handouts
- Lung transplant
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