Keitaro Matsumoto, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki, Koichi Tomoshige, Ryoichiro Doi, Ryusuke Machino, Takeshi Nagayasu
Lung transplantation is the only option for patients with end-stage pulmonary diseases. During recent years, satisfactory results in terms of long-term survival and quality of life have been achieved with improvements in perioperative management, surgical technique, and immunosuppression. Airway complications after lung transplantation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Common airway complications after lung transplantation include anastomotic granulation, airway stenosis, bronchomalacia, fistulas, and anastomotic infection...
April 2022: Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery