title: [Lung transplantation].
abstract: Over the last years lung-transplantation has evolved into an effective therapy for patients with end-stage disease pulmonary parenchyma or vessels. The main indications for lung-transplantation are pulmonary emphysema, cystic fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension. All diseases associated with chronic infections such as cystic fibrosis or bilateral bronchiectasis need a bilateral lung-transplantation. In addition we transplant bilaterally all patients with pulmonary hypertension and young patients with pulmonary emphysema. In all other cases, a unilateral lung-transplantation is the treatment of choice. Heart-lung-transplantation is generally applied in patients with Eisenmenger-syndrome. At the time of transplantation patients suffer from dyspnea NY-HA III-IV and are mostly oxygen dependent. Life expectancy is limited to 6 to 18 months. Over the last years nearly 5000 lung-transplantations were performed worldwide. Survival rate after 1 year was 70 to 90% and 60 to 70% after 3 years respectively. In Switzerland there were approximately 80 lung-transplants performed since 1992 with a one year survival rate of approximately 75%.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000601:surgery; D000075202:Contraindications; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Lungentransplantation.