Lung Transplant: Symptoms, Classification, Diagnosis & Recovery

A lung transplant is a surgical procedure that replaces a diseased or failing lung with a healthy one from a deceased donor. Procedures may include single lung transplant (in which one lung is transplanted) or double lung transplant (where both lungs are transplanted), depending on the patient's case. Standard conditions for lung transplant patients involve chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension.