title: Postoperative imaging after lung transplantation.
abstract: Lung transplantation (LT) is an established procedure for chronic end-stage lung diseases. Complications are frequent and diverse and are the consequence of the complex surgical technique, the severity of the initial pathology, and the deep state of posttransplantation immunosuppression. Complications following LT include primary graft dysfunction, rejection (hyperacute, acute, and chronic), infections, posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease, pleural and airway complications, native lung complications, and recurrence of primary disease. An understanding of these complications, their temporal evolution, and the role of radiology and other diagnostic methods in their diagnosis and management will help reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with LT.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diez Martinez
authors.forename: Mini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakkal
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prenovault
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chevrier
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chalaoui
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorgos
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chartrand-Lefebvre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012008:Recurrence; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology