Abstract:Airway complications after lung transplantation have significantly reduced in incidence over the past several decades, yet remain a persistent source of morbidity and mortality in this patient population.Complications are most commonly seen at the surgical anastomosis and include regional ischemic necrosis, dehiscence, hypertrophic granulation tissue, fistula, tracheobronchomalacia and bronchial stenosis. The mechanism for developing airway complications is incompletely understood, but may be related to airway… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.