Airway complications after lung transplantation: Long-term outcome of silicone stenting

Respiration

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-252

  Sundset, Arve ^a   Lund, May Brit ^a   Hansen, Gunnar ^a   Bjørtuft, Oystein ^a   Kongerud, Johny ^a   Geiran, Odd Ragnar ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Airway complications; Airway stenosis; Airway stenting; Lung transplantation; Silicone stents

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SILICONES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857314625     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334905     Document Type: Article

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