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   What is a lung transplant?

   • A lung transplant is reserved for people who have tried medications or other treatments, but their conditions haven't sufficiently improved. Depending on your medical condition, a lung transplant may involve replacing one of your lungs or both of them. In some situations, the lungs may be transplanted along with a donor heart.

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   What happens when a donor lungs are available?

   • When we get the call that donor lungs are available for you, a Penn transplant pulmonologist and surgeon immediately go to the donor's hospital to check the lungs. At the same time, we call you to come to the hospital. If our surgeon determines the lungs are suitable for transplantation, we prepare you for surgery.

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   How are lungs transplanted?

   • The new lung's blood vessels and airways will be attached. For a bilateral sequential transplant, the lungs will be attached one at a time. The incision will be closed with stitches or surgical staples. A bandage or dressing will be put on the incision site. One or more tubes will be put in your chest.

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   Jan 19, 2024 · During a lung transplant, surgeons remove your diseased lung and then attach a donor lung to your airway and to the blood vessels that lead to and from your heart. A lung transplant is a surgical procedure to replace a diseased or failing lung with a healthy lung, usually from a deceased donor.

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   May 18, 2022 · Lung Transplant. A lung transplant is a type of surgery that replaces one or both of your damaged or diseased lungs with a donor’s healthy lungs. It’s a necessary procedure if you have a lung condition or injury that doesn’t respond to other treatments. Risks include rejection and infection.

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   What is a lung transplant? A lung transplant is surgery done to remove a diseased lung and replace it with a healthy lung from another person. The surgery may be done for one lung or for both. Lung transplants can be done on people of almost all ages from newborns to adults up to age 65 and sometimes even later.

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   A lung transplant is a surgery to replace diseased lungs with healthy lungs. It's a treatment option that can improve quality of life—e.g., your ability to breathe and be active—for people who have severe or advanced chronic lung conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis and pulmonary fibrosis.

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   Feb 23, 2023 · A lung transplant is a major surgery that’s used to treat severe cases of lung failure. You may need a new lung if you have lung damage related to conditions such as COPD or idiopathic...

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   During the procedure, your surgical team: Makes an incision across the middle of the chest or on the side, under the arm. Cuts off the airways and blood vessels to your diseased lung (s). Removes the diseased lung (s) and inserts the healthy donor lung (s). Connects your new lung (s) to your airway and blood vessels.