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Advances in solid organ transplantation over the last several decades have made human lung transplantation a realistic possibility for selected patients with end-stage lung disease. A review of clinical indications, proper patient selection, and long-term management is presented. Infection and rejection continue to represent 2 major areas of posttransplantation complications and merit particular attention.
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Tanoue, L.T. Lung transplantation. Lung 170, 187–200 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174116
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