Proliferating Bronchial Webs After Lung Transplantation

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2011-11, Vol.92 (5), p.1893-1896
Hauptverfasser:	Keating, Dominic T., MD, FRACP, Westall, Glen P., FRACP, PhD, Pham, Alan, MBBS, FRCPA, Whitford, Helen M., MBBS, FRACP, Williams, Trevor J., MD, FRACP, Snell, Greg I., MBBS, FRACP
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Bronchial Diseases - etiology Bronchial Diseases - pathology Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Female Humans Lung Transplantation - adverse effects Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.033