21 Mar 2012

Lung Transplant Surgery

Many patients with chronic lung disease will enter a stage of no return. These patients, especially those with the end stage COPD might eventualy require lung transplantation. The lung transplantation is a highly specialized surgery and can mean the choice of life and death for the affected patient. The candidates for the Lung Transplantation (Pulmonary Transplantation )  Those with end stage COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Emphysema, Primary pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and Bronchiectasis.
The Transplantation could be single lobe, where the donor could be a live donor. The other techniques involve the brain dead donors and would involve single lung, double lung and heart and lung transplantation.
The contraindications would involve a history of medical non compliance, smoking, HIV, Hepatitis, Cancer, CHF and kidney failure. This is a major surgery with a huge potential for survival for the patient. The studies have shown that the 1st year survival rate is over 83%. Choosing a right medical tourism company like World Medical and Surgical could be a vital step in this process for some patients.


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