… lung transplantation is a viable option for appropriate patients. The aim of this review was to
summarize lung transplantation … end-stage lung disorders, including IPF. The primary goal of …

… Lung transplantation … transplant waiting lists, we discuss different systems used internationally
to facilitate organ allocation. We explore the rapidly evolving landscape of transplantation …

… patients with end-stage Interstitial lung disease. We report two cases of successful unilateral
lung transplantation for end-stage respiratory failure due to pulmonary fibrosis. The patients, …

… transplantation. For example, for a 64 year-old male patient, with FVC 70%, DLCO 40%, GAP
index 4, stage … , GAP index 6, stage III, prompt inclusion on the transplantation list would be …

… Between November 1983 and August 1989, we performed single-lung transplantation for
end-stage pulmonary fibrosis in 20 patients. Nine patients (45 percent) who survived for more …

… lung transplantation for IPF might have better survival than those undergoing single lung
transplantation, as seen in patients receiving lung … lung transplantation for end-stage lung …

… Distribution of lung transplant (LTx) by etiology of end-stage lung disease from 1999 to 2009.
… Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for lung transplants by etiology of end-stage lung disease …

… for transplantation in the USA for emphysema, cystic fibrosis, or interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
… The numbers of patients entered on the waiting list, post-transplantation, died waiting, and …

… stage of certain lung diseases, once all possible conservative treatments have been exhausted.
Depending on the indication for which lung transplantation … fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, …

… listed for a lung transplant. In conclusion, lung transplantation conferred transplant benefit in
… in particular for patients with pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis, but also for emphysema. …