Pathologic interpretation of transbronchial biopsy for acute rejection of lung allograft is highly variable

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 320-328

  Arcasoy, S M ^a   Berry, G ^b   Marboe, C C ^a   Tazelaar, H D ^c   Zamora, M R ^d   Wolters, H J ^e   Fang, K C ^e   Keshavjee, S ^f  

^a Departments of Medicine and Pathology and Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Lung Transplant Program   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation; pathology; rejection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 79551480882     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03382.x     Document Type: Article

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