title: The first transplantation of the lung in a human revisited.
abstract: The first homotransplantation of the lung in a human was performed in early 1963, thirty years ago. It is the purpose of this review to evaluate the significance of this event and to determine its effects on the further development of lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York 13326.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Blumenstock
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D008922:Mississippi