Anastomotic airway complications after lung transplantation: risk factors, treatment modalities and outcome-a single-centre experience.

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Abstract

Anastomotic airway complications give rise to morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Knowledge about contributing factors helps in adopting diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Systematic endoscopic description and classification play a key role.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Title: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-734X

ISSN (Print): 1010-7940

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2016

Volume: 49

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium jonas.yserbyt@uzleuven.be.

[2 ] Department of Respiratory Diseases, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

[3 ] Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Article

Publisher Item ID: ezv363

DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv363

PubMed ID: 26464447

SO-VID: 815e385b-bb66-49c9-87a6-63125c693255

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Keywords: Airway stent,Anastomosis,Bronchoscopy,Lung transplantation

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Keywords: Airway stent, Anastomosis, Bronchoscopy, Lung transplantation

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