Obliterative bronchiolitis in lung allografts removed at retransplant for intractable airway problems

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 601-605

  Akindipe, Olufemi ^a,b   Fernandez Bussy, Sebastian ^a   Jantz, Michael ^a   Lu, Li ^b   Deem, Amy ^a   Swafford, Wendy ^a   Staples, Edward ^c   Baz, Maher ^a  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^c Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; Bronchoscopy and interventional technique; Lung allograft; Pathology; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; BRONCHIAL ARTERY; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65649130777     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01513.x     Document Type: Review

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