Who is a candidate for pediatric lung transplantation?
Infants, children and adolescents with severe lung or pulmonary blood vessel disease (usually some form of pulmonary hypertension) whose prospects for survival and quality of life are poor are considered potential candidates for lung transplantation. Patients with severe liver and lung disease also may be candidates for lung-liver transplantations. In limited circumstances, patients who also have severe heart problems may be candidates for heart-lung transplantation.
