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Author Spotlight: Investigating the Key Factors of Obliterative Bronchiolitis After Lung Transplantation
Published on: November 10, 2023
[The role of surveillance bronchoscopy after lung transplantation]
1Service de chirurgie thoracique et transplantation cardio-pulmonaire, hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.
Abstract:
The role of surveillance bronchoscopy after lung transplantation. Lung transplantation is currently accepted as a potential treatment for end-stage respiratory diseases. That said, airway complications and the onset of chronic lung allograft dysfunction remain major causes of morbidity and mortality subsequent to lung transplantation and a significant obstacle to long-term survival. In this article, we discuss the advantages and limitations of bronchial endoscopy in post-lung transplant monitoring.
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