Successful resection of obstructing airway granulation tissue following lung transplantation using endobronchial laser (Nd:YAG) therapy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 480-485

  Madden, Brendan P ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^a   Sayer, Richard ^a   Murday, Andrew ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway complications; Endobronchial laser resection; Granulation tissue; Lung transplantation; TracheobronchiaI obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LASER COAGULATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING; YAG LASER;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030963635     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00207-8     Document Type: Article

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