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Proliferating Bronchial Webs After Lung Transplantation

Authors :
Dominic Keating
Helen Whitford
Alan Pham
Glen P. Westall
Trevor Williams
Greg Snell
Source :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 92:1893-1896
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2011.

Abstract

This case details the decline in lung function due to bronchial webs in a lung transplant recipient. The decline occurred 2 years after transplantation and, despite therapy, the webs, which had an inflammatory component, became treatment resistant. We outline the pathological findings and management strategies used, discuss the evidence in the literature, and offer possible causes for these unusual clinical findings.

Details

ISSN :
00034975
Volume :
92
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....192824281f81199ae60ae8d95c5b31b4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.033