title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. davis053@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: R Duane
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008365:Manometry; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment