“Two lungs are better than one – when it comes to lung transplantations,” thanks to a new study that looked at the long-term survival rates of patients who had lung transplants.
Lung transplantation may be an option for people with cystic fibrosis , emphysema, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , or sarcoidosis , although there may be other illnesses in the group as well.
The study, done by researchers from Johns Hopkins, found that having both lung replaced by healthy lungs because if one lung is left behind, there may be some residual (left over) parts of the disease, which could end up causing …read more