Patient's question:
What happened? Feeling unwell, can a lung be replaced after three years of pulmonary fibrosis?Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on the situation you described: The lungs have developed extensive fibrosis due to various reasons, leading to low respiratory function; a predicted FVC < 60 or a predicted DLCO < 60, persistent pulmonary hypertension, frequent hospitalizations for internal medicine that cannot be relieved, and hypoxemia after exercise—these conditions meet the criteria for lung transplantation. If the fibrosis has been present for less than three years and the above conditions are present, lung transplantation can be considered.