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Review Comparative Study
[Current status of lung transplantation: patients, indications, techniques and outcome].
- Stefan Fischer, Martin Strüber, and Axel Haverich.
- Programm für thorakale Organtransplantationen, Abteilung für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
- Med Klin. 2002 Mar 15; 97 (3): 137-43.
BackgroundLung transplantation has evolved to a standard treatment modality for patients suffering from end-stage lung diseases.IndicationsAccepted indications for lung transplantation include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of the lung (COPD) and other causes of emphysema (i.e., alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency), parenchymal diseases (i.e., idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, vascular diseases (i.e., primary pulmonary hypertension), chronic infectious diseases (i.e., bronchiectasis), as well as rare indications such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis or sarcoidosis.Treatment And OutcomeThis article reviews the current strategies in the treatment of lung transplant recipients, surgical techniques, limitations of and outcome after lung transplantation.
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