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The indications and results of single and double lung transplantation are described on the basis of 66 operations performed by the authors and on the background of the world literature. Lung transplantation is considered a new and promising therapeutic mode for treating patients with end-stage pulmonary failure related to fibrosis, emphysema, infective conditions, and pulmonary hypertension yielding satisfactory early results. The long-term prognosis of patients undergoing lung transplantation, like that of any other organ transfer, remains guarded.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. N. Zöllner on the occasion of his 70th birthday

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Borst, H.G., Schäfers, H.J. Lung transplantation. Clin Investig 71, 98–101 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179988

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