The controversial role of surveillance bronchoscopy after lung transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 494-498

  Sandrini, Alessandra ^a   Glanville, Allan R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans; Graft rejection; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 73349085208     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283300a3b     Document Type: Review

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