Bronchial dehiscence

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-165

  Usuda, Katsuo ^a   Gildea, Thomas R ^a   Pandya, Chirag ^b   Mehta, Atul C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Huron Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway complication; Bronchial dehiscence; Endoscopic finding; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMPHYSEMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; STEROID THERAPY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 23044461207     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000158968.46655.e3     Document Type: Article

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