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(Chest. 1998;113:269S-276S.)
© 1998 American College of Chest Physicians

Lung Transplantation for COPD

Elbert P. Trulock III MD, FCCP1

1 From the Washington University School of Medicine and the Lung Transplantation Program, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis

In appropriately selected patients with COPD and agr-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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