Transplanting Two Lungs Is Better than Just One

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 04/22/2009 - 11:02

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Double rather than single lung transplantation may be the single most important factor in long-term survival for recipients, researchers found.


 

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