Open AccessAirway Complications after Lung Transplantation: Long-Term Outcome of Silicone Stenting
Author(s) -
Arve Sundset,
May Brit Lund,
Gunnar Hansen,
Øystein Bjørtuft,
Johny Kongerud,
Odd Geiran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000334905
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , surgery , lung transplantation , stent , complication , lung , silicone , transplantation , anastomosis , chemistry , organic chemistry
Airway complications remain a significant cause of morbidity after lung transplantation. The majority of the centres that have published their results have used metal stents.
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