Interstitial Lung Diseases include a group of disorders that cause progressive scarring of the lung tissue. Which leads to complications in breathing for the patient. Patients may suffer from the inability to breathe or lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. Most of these disorders develop gradually but very few disorders occur abruptly.

Most of the time lung scarring is irreversible but it can be slowed down with the help of the right medication. Kamineni Hospitals has a dedicated clinic with a highly specialized team of physicians who are experts in ILD.

Medical specialists in Interventional pulmonology perform endoscopy procedures to diagnose and treat various conditions related to the lungs, airway disorders, and chest. Interventional pulmonologists use various tools to perform these procedures. To perform such complex surgical procedures pulmonologists need to undergo extra training and be highly knowledgeable.

Pulmonologists perform lung transplants only when all other treatment options are unsuccessful. If the patient’s lung condition is in the worst state even after trying lifestyle changes and treatments then a lung transplant is the only option to restore the health.

A lung transplant is a surgical procedure that involves replacing diseased or failed lungs with a healthy donor lung. Here are some of the diseases that will damage your lung condition enough to require a transplant. Diseases like

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Emphysema
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Sarcoidosis

Pulmonary Hypertension occurs when high pressure builds up in the pulmonary arteries. As the name implies it refers to the high pressure in the blood vessels. Which causes breathing difficulties in patients. Blood Vessels of the lungs are capable of handling high pressures and as a result, it leads further complex issues.

Due to this, the walls of blood vessels become thicker and more constrained. Which forces the heart to work extra harder to push blood to other parts of the body. Blood carries oxygen to other body parts, so low circulation of oxygen leads to further complications. Pulmonary Hypertension diseases can be difficult to diagnose and can be complicated to cure.

Sleep-disordered breathing covers a wide range of sleep disorders. It includes heavy snoring, increased resistance to airflow, marked reduction in airflow, and other breathing problems. A potentially serious sleep disorder involves where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleeping.

Several factors contribute to these types of sleep disorders such as age and obesity. Patients may experience symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness, insomnia, nightmares, sleep deprivation, snoring, breathing through the mouth, or loud breathing. Pulmonologists at Kamineni Hospital provide the most effective treatment for patients suffering from sleep disorders.