Pretransplant HRCT Characteristics Are Associated with Worse Outcome of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

OBJECTIVES: Peri- and postoperative complications diminish the outcome of lung transplantation (LTx) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We hypothesized that the degree of pathological findings on pre-LTx high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is associated with higher morbidity and mortality...

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Autores principales: Belle-van Meerkerk, Gerdien, de Jong, Pim A., de Valk, Harold W., Neefjes, Tim, Pameijer, Frank A., Kwakkel-van Erp, Johanna M., van de Graaf, Ed A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26698308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145597

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