Biodegradable stents after lung transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Fuehner, Thomas ^a   Suhling, Hendrik ^a   Greer, Mark ^a   Wiesner, Olaf ^a   Dierich, Martin ^a   Warnecke, Gregor ^a   Haverich, Axel ^a   Welte, Tobias ^a   Gottlieb, Jens ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN; POLYDIOXANONE;

ARGON THERAPY; BALLOON DILATATION; BIODEGRADABLE STENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEGRADATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW UP; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; METAL STENT; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 84879005523     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tri.12095     Document Type: Letter

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