Bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation.

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(91)90824-a

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Bronchoalveolar lavage in lung transplantation.

The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Feb 1991

Shennib H, Nguyen D

Abstract excerpt

One of the dilemmas in the management of lung allotransplant recipients is our inability to precisely determine the cause of graft dysfunction. Differentiating between lung allograft infection, rejection, atelectasis, or ischemic injury remains a difficult task. Tests directed at identifying syst...

Topics

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Flow Cytometry
Graft Rejection
Humans
Lung Transplantation
Phenotype

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