Lung Transplantation

Lung transplant is an effective treatment for disease that has destroyed most of the lungs’ function. For people with severe lung disease, a transplant can bring back easier breathing and provide years of life. However, lung transplant surgery has major risks and complications are common.

In this technique one or both diseased lungs from a patient are replaced with a healthy one from another person. However, lung transplant surgery has major risks and complications are common. If the lung is taken from deceased donar then the transplant is called a cadaveric transplant. If it is taken from living person then the transplant is called a living transplant. People who donate a part of a lung can live healthy lives with the remaining lung tissue.