Surgical treatment of airway complications after lung transplantation
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Anastomotic Airway Complications after Lung Transplantation
PURPOSE Anastomotic airway complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation (LTx). In this study, the authors identified types and clinical outcomes of airway complications after LTx. MATERIALS AND METHODS All bronchial anastomotic complications were analyzed in a total of 94 LTx cases involving 90 recipients who underwent surgery between July 2006 and May...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(94)70427-9