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Health Care provider or MD in charge. | Reasons for Procedure |
Possible Complications | What to Expect | Call Your Doctor This
is a surgery to remove severely diseased and damaged lungs. They
are replaced with healthy lungs from a deceased donor. One or
both lungs may be transplanted. In some cases, a is done at the
same time. In that case, the procedure is called a Reasons for
Procedure A lung transplant is done to treat irreversible, life-
threatening lung disease, such as: Normal vs. Emphysemic Lung
Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc. If you are planning to
have a lung transplant, your doctor will review a list of
possible complications, which may include: - Rejection of the
donor lung (your body's