Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation, is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced by lungs from a donor. Donor lungs...
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first heart-lung transplant was performed in Tehran in 2002. Organ transplant Heart transplantation Lung transplantation Heart lung transplant at NHS Choices...
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Bronchiolitis obliterans (redirect from Popcorn lung)
the setting of post lung transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Patients who develop BOS post lung transplant vary in disease latency...
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given for an organ to be transplanted, and payment for organs for transplantation. Other ethical issues include transplantation tourism (medical tourism)...
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International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jan. 35 (1):1–23...
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pathogenesis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation". Pediatric Transplantation. 9 (1): 84–93. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3046.2004.00270.x...
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201101-0134CI. PMID 21471083. Whelan TP (March 2012). "Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease". Clinics in Chest Medicine. 33 (1): 179–89. doi:10...
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Lung transplantation may be suitable for those patients physically eligible to undergo a major transplant operation. In IPF patients, lung transplant has...
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Shaf Keshavjee (category Canadian transplant surgeons)
his lung preservation solution for donor lungs en route to transplantation; this solution is now the standard technique utilized by transplantation programs...
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Pulmonary fibrosis (redirect from Lung fibrosis)
scarring. Lung transplantation may be an option. At least 5 million people are affected globally. Life expectancy is generally less than five years. Lung sound...
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Emphysema (redirect from Ritalin lung)
Lung transplantation – the replacement of either a single lung or both (bilateral) – may be considered in end-stage disease. A bilateral transplant is...
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treatment as more available lungs for transplantation leads to more people being applicable to undergo the treatment/transplantation. Before an organ is removed...
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Some people may benefit from long-term oxygen therapy, lung volume reduction and lung transplantation. In those who have periods of acute worsening, increased...
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scientist and organ transplantation pioneer, who performed several transplants in the 1940s and 1950s, including the transplantation of a heart into an...
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (category Lung disorders)
protein or in severe disease lung transplantation may also be recommended. In those with severe liver disease liver transplantation may be an option. Avoiding...
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died of bacterial pneumonia one year after transplantation. In 2012, the first WCS patient lung transplant with prolonged survival (approaching 10 years)...
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Bronchiectasis (section Lung infections)
children. Surgery, while commonly done, has not been well studied. Lung transplantation may be an option in those with very severe disease. The disease affects...
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mortality following transplantation. Murnaghan had a lung allocation score of 91 out of 100 upon her first transplant. Her second lung allocation score was...
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cellular metabolism of donor lungs outside the donor's body prior to lung transplantation. This medical preservation technique typically occurs within a specialised...
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Sirolimus (section Lung toxicity)
toxicity in an infant heart transplant recipient: case report and literature review". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 26 (3): 296–298. doi:10...
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Magdi Yacoub (category Egyptian transplant surgeons)
arteries, and establishing the heart transplantation centre at Harefield Hospital in 1980 with a heart transplant for Derrick Morris, who at the time of...
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ambrisentan, macitentan, and sildenafil, tadalafil, selexipag, riociguat. Lung transplantation may be an option in severe cases. The frequency of occurrence is...
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Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), established in 1981, is a professional organization committed to research and education in heart and lung disease...
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Cystic fibrosis (category Lung disorders)
hypertonic saline and salbutamol may also be useful. Lung transplantation may be an option if lung function continues to worsen. Pancreatic enzyme replacement...
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Pulmonary edema (redirect from Lung edema)
thromboendartectomy or lung transplantation Swimming induced pulmonary edema also known as immersion pulmonary edema Transfusion associated Acute Lung Injury is a...
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Cardiothoracic surgery (redirect from Lung volume reduction surgery)
conventional lung volume reduction surgery exceeds outcome of lung transplantation for emphysema". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25 (2, Supplement):...
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See also Category:Kidney transplant recipients See also Category:Liver transplant recipients See also Category:Lung transplant recipients Moffatt SL, Cartwright...
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Eisenmenger syndrome (category Syndromes affecting the lung)
irreversible, and a heart–lung transplant or a lung transplant with repair of the heart is the only curative option. Transplantation is the final therapeutic...
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (redirect from Heart-lung machines)
the great vessels) Transplantation (heart transplantation, lung transplantation, heart–lung transplantation, liver transplantation) Repair of some large...
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criteria for heart transplantation: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates – 2006"...
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