Lung transplant


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Lung transplant


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For a lung transplant, the recipient's diseased lung is removed and replaced with the donated lung.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Last Updated January 24, 2008

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