Why might a child need a lung transplant?
Patients are considered for lung transplantation when their lung disease can not be significantly improved by either medical therapy or surgery and there is a high probability of death. Many types of lung disease may lead to end-stage pulmonary failure. In some cases, the lung disease may also severely affect the function of the heart. The failure of the lungs and /or heart results in poor quality of life and severely limited life expectancy.
There are three options for lung transplantation-replacement of one lung(single lung transplantation), replacement of both lungs(double lung transplantation), and replacement of both lungs and the heart(heart-lung transplantation). The type of transplant operation which is chosen depends on the specific type of lung disease and the patient’s heart function.
Indications for Single Lung Transplantation:
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
Only if somatic growth nearly complete and single lung offered is perfect size and health
Indications for Double Lung Transplantation (also called Bilateral Single Lung Transplantation):
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Primary
- Pulmonary Hypertension and other types of pulmonary vascular disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pulmonary hypertension with structural heart defect(s) amenable to surgical repair
- Surfactant B Protein Deficiency
- Alveolar Proteinosis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Common Indications for a combined Heart-Lung Transplantation:
- Pulmonary hypertension with structural heart defect(s) not amenable to surgical repair.
- Patients with severe heart failure involving the left ventricle (main pumping chamber) in conjunction with the lung disease due to any of the conditions listed above.
Why might a child need a lung transplant?
Patients are considered for lung transplantation when their lung disease can not be significantly improved by either medical therapy or surgery and there is a high probability of death. Many types of lung disease may lead to end-stage pulmonary failure. In some cases, the lung disease may also severely affect the function of the heart. The failure of the lungs and /or heart results in poor quality of life and severely limited life expectancy.
There are three options for lung transplantation-replacement of one lung(single lung transplantation), replacement of both lungs(double lung transplantation), and replacement of both lungs and the heart(heart-lung transplantation). The type of transplant operation which is chosen depends on the specific type of lung disease and the patient’s heart function.
Indications for Single Lung Transplantation:
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
Only if somatic growth nearly complete and single lung offered is perfect size and health
Indications for Double Lung Transplantation (also called Bilateral Single Lung Transplantation):
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Primary
- Pulmonary Hypertension and other types of pulmonary vascular disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pulmonary hypertension with structural heart defect(s) amenable to surgical repair
- Surfactant B Protein Deficiency
- Alveolar Proteinosis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Common Indications for a combined Heart-Lung Transplantation:
- Pulmonary hypertension with structural heart defect(s) not amenable to surgical repair.
- Patients with severe heart failure involving the left ventricle (main pumping chamber) in conjunction with the lung disease due to any of the conditions listed above.