Lung transplantation for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Twenty-five years of experience in the USA

Objective

Lung transplantation is the ultimate treatment for end-stage pulmonary sarcoidosis. Post-transplant survival outcomes remain unclear.

Methods

Survival models were used to assess survival and graft outcomes in patients with sarcoid among 20 896 lung transplants performed in the USA.

Results

695 lung recipients were transplanted for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Sarcoid lung recipients had similar median survival rate...