[Current aspects of lung transplantation in eastern countries and Japan].
Approximately 1,500 lung transplantations are performed as an established treatment for progressive benign pulmonary diseases in Eastern countries. In Japan, however, lung transplantation has just started after a long dark period since the transplant law had become effective in October, 1997. Until today, 33 patients underwent lung transplantation, of whom 13 were received from brain death donors and 20 from living donors. For the patients in Kyushu, this therapeutic modality would be also expected in this district.
Yoshino
Ichiro
I
Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Yamaguchi
Masafumi
M
Fukuyama
Seiichi
S
Tagawa
Tetsuzo
T
Kameyama
Toshifumi
T
Osoegawa
Atsushi
A
Maehara
Yoshihiko
Y
D000818:Animals; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology