Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2871346 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
LTx in patients with preoperative pleural abnormalities is feasible. Identifying higher-risk recipients with pleural abnormalities might have important clinical relevance because of a higher incidence of PGD and worse early survival, even though midterm survival is comparable.
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Authors
Simona MD, Mohamed MD, FECTS, Anton MD, Zubair MD, Prashant N. MCh, Nikhil P. MCh, Ashham MD, Alexander MD, PhD, Jens MD, PhD, Thorsten MD, PhD, Anna MD, PhD, Martin MD, PhD, André R. MD, PhD, Aron-Frederik MD, PhD,