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Priscila Cilene León Bueno de Camargo1, Ricardo Henrique de Oliveira Braga Teixeira1, Rafael Medeiros Carraro1, Silvia Vidal Campos1, José Eduardo Afonso Junior1, André Nathan Costa1, Lucas Matos Fernandes1, Luis Gustavo Abdalla1, Marcos Naoyuki Samano1, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes1.
Abstract
Lung transplantation is a well-established treatment for patients with advanced lung disease. The evaluation of a candidate for transplantation is a complex task and involves a multidisciplinary team that follows the patient beyond the postoperative period. Currently, the mean time on the waiting list for lung transplantation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is approximately 18 months. For Brazil as a whole, data from the Brazilian Organ Transplant Association show that, in 2014, there were 67 lung transplants and 204 patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation. Lung transplantation is most often indicated in cases of COPD, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and pulmonary hypertension. This comprehensive review aimed to address the major aspects of lung transplantation: indications, contraindications, evaluation of transplant candidates, evaluation of donor candidates, management of transplant recipients, and major complications. To that end, we based our research on the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines and on the protocols used by our Lung Transplant Group in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26785965 PMCID: PMC4723007 DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37562015000000100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bras Pneumol ISSN: 1806-3713 Impact factor: 2.624
Figure 1Chest X-ray of a left lung transplant recipient who underwent transplantation because of COPD.
Figure 2Chest CT scan of a patient with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.
Figura 1Radiografia de tórax de paciente submetido a transplante unilateral esquerdo por DPOC.
Figura 2TC de tórax de paciente com síndrome de bronquiolite obliterante.