Lung Transplantation for COPD.
In appropriately selected patients with COPD and alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency emphysema, lung transplantation prolongs life, improves functional capacity, and enhances quality of life. However, rejection remains an obstacle to better medium-term results, and lung transplantation is a treatment, not a cure and not a panacea.
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Washington University School of Medicine and the Lung Transplantation Program, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome