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lung transplant is surgery to replace one, diseased lungs, healthy lungs, a human donor, a lung transplant, the last resort treatment, lung failure, new lung, lungs, donated by someone who has been declared brain-dead but remains on life-support, donor tissue must be matched, closely, to, the recipient to reduce the odds that the transplanted tissue, rejected, recipient is unconscious, pain-free, general anesthesia, an incision is made, in the chest, tubes, re-route blood to a heart-lung bypass machine, oxygen, circulation, surgery, the patient's lungs, removed, donor lung, lungs, stitched, sutured, into place, chest tubes, inserted to drain air, fluid, blood out, the chest, several days, the lungs to fully re-expand, heart, lung transplantation, performed, heart-lung transplant, patient's heart is also diseased, lung transplants recommended, patients, severe lung disease, examples of disease, require lung transplant, permanent enlargement of air sacs, alveoli, loss of ability to completely exhale, emphysema, hereditary lung blockages, cystic fibrosis, long-term, chronic, inflammation, sarcoidosis, permanent scarring, thickening of lung tissue, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung transplant is not recommended, patients, serious illnesses, reduced kidney, liver function, serious diseases, risks, anesthesia, reactions to medications, problems breathing, surgery, bleeding, infection, additional risks of transplant includes, infections, due to anti-rejection, immunosuppression, medications, blood clots, deep venous thrombosis, lung transplant, extreme measure, patients, life-threatening lung disease, current survival rates, 80% at 1 year following transplantation, 60% at 4 years, fighting rejection, ongoing process, body's immune system considers the transplanted organ, an invader, an infection, attack it, prevent rejection, organ transplant patients must take anti-rejection, immunosuppression, drugs, cyclosporine, corticosteroids, suppress the body's immune response, reduce the chance of rejection, drugs also reduce the body's natural ability to fight off various infections, an extended hospital stay, expected, recovery period, 6 months, frequent check-ups, blood tests, x-ray tests, years.