Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient's diseased lungs are partially or totally replaced by lungs which come from a donor. While lung transplants carry certain associated risks, they can also extend life expectancy and enhance the quality of life for end-stage pulmonary patients.Lung transplantation is the therapeutic measure of last resort for patients with end-stage lung disease who have exhausted all other available treatments without improvement. A variety of conditions may make such surgery necessary. As of 2005, the most common reasons for lung transplantation in the United States wereThe history of organ transplants began with several attempts that were unsuccessful due to transplant rejection. Animal experimentation by various pioneers, including Vladimir Demikhov and Dominique Metras, during the 1940s and 1950s, first demonstrated that the procedure was technically feasible. James Hardy of the University of Mississippi performed the first human lung transplant in 1963.

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant