All post lung transplant patients undergo routine surveillance bronchoscopy for airway examination, bronchial cultures and transbronchial biopsies to rule out infection and rejection. These are done ...
New MRI lung scanning method could change treatment for compromised lung function in transplant patients. Read on!
Until the middle of the 20th century, attempts to transplant cadaveric organs terminated in rapid rejection of the donor ... and Director, Adult Lung Transplant, UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh ...
A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to see the functioning of transplanted lungs. This could enable medics to ...
Simultaneous intestine or pancreas transplantation did not reduce rejection rates or improve rejection-free survival in kidney or liver allograft recipients. Patients who received double lung ...
For 22 years, Hall has lived with the disease until it made her undergo a double lung transplant on Nov. 17 ... will be required to take anti-rejection medication for the rest of her life to ...
The Lung Transplant Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is a national leader in advanced lung disease and offers a variety of options for patients in need of a lung transplant. Our team is led ...