Bronchovascular Fistula Formation: A Rare Airway Complication After Lung Transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1179-1185

  Knight, Jennifer ^a   Elwing, Jean M ^c   Milstone, Aaron ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vanderbilt University Transplant Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHOVASCULAR FISTULA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SILICOSIS; STENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52949130550     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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