title: Airway complications following lung transplantation.
abstract: There are 6 major types of airway complications following lung transplantation: necrosis and dehiscence, infection, granulation tissue formation, malacia, fistulae, and stenosis. This article reviews the risk factors for developing airway complications after lung transplantation, the clinical features of the complications, and treatment options for these problems.
authors.affiliation: Yale Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puchalski
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sterman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents