2006-08-20 04:02:49 · 8 answers · asked by John D 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Absolutely. Some people have to have their heart and lungs transplanted together.
2006-08-20 04:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a lung transplant is possible but as with all transplants there is a high risk of rejection and or infection so tends to be a last resort measure. x
2006-08-20 11:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by stormy_sinderella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I had a friend who never smoked develop lung cancer and he recieved a transplant. It gave him about 3 years but he died suddenly from pneumonia because of the anti rejection drugs suppressing his immune system. He told me he was 11th in the world to recieve a lung transplant as a cancer treatment. Normally if you have lung cancer and it reaches that stage, it has already spread and transplant is not an option.
2006-08-20 11:10:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's possible. Both double and single lung transplants can occur. For patients with cystic fibrosis, they do a procedure where they use two living donors and take half a lung from each of the donors and put it into the recipient. Very dangerous, but gives the CF patient hope to live longer.
2006-08-20 11:09:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they have good success rate with them. Heart/lung transplants too
2006-08-20 11:09:02 · answer #5 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there have been lung transplants before.
2006-08-20 11:08:34 · answer #6 · answered by Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-08-20 11:08:36 · answer #7 · answered by sahara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's very complicated.
2006-08-20 11:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by Alex M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋