Pulmonary retransplantation in paediatric patients: A justified therapeutic option? A single-centre experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Müller, Carsten ^a   Görler, Heidi ^a   Ballmann, Manfred ^a   Gottlieb, Jens ^a   Simon, Andre R ^a   Strüber, Martin ^a   Hansen, Gesine ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; Paediatric lung transplantation; Pulmonary retransplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751569952     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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