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My mom has severe co pd and might need a lung transplant. could i give her one of my lungs?

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No: Currenlty lung transplants are from deceased donors only.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Dr. Fernando Torres answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Unlikely: In order to do a living related lung transplant one needs to have two different donors. Each donor will donate a lobe of the lung and this lobe will function as a "lung" in the recipient. Thus, the surgery is limited to small recipients and usually children who the parents or relatives can provide a small portion of their lung to work as a full lung in the child.

Answered 12/10/2013

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