Approach to a lung transplant biopsy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Hwang, David M ^a,b   Yousem, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ACID ASPIRATION; ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; AIRWAY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRAFT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; ORGAN DONOR; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOPSY; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 74049085940     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.068114     Document Type: Review

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