Michele Mondoni, Rocco Francesco Rinaldo, Paolo Solidoro, Fabiano Di Marco, Filippo Patrucco, Stefano Pavesi, Andrea Baccelli, Paolo Carlucci, Dejan Radovanovic, Pierachille Santus, Federico Raimondi, Sergio Vedovati, Letizia Corinna Morlacchi, Francesco Blasi, Giovanni Sotgiu, Stefano Centanni
Lung transplantation is a key therapeutic option for several end-stage lung diseases. Interventional pulmonology techniques, mostly bronchoscopy, play a key role throughout the whole path of lung transplantation, from donor evaluation to diagnosis and management of post-transplant complications. We carried out a non-systematic, narrative literature review aimed at describing the main indications, contraindications, performance characteristics and safety profile of interventional pulmonology techniques in the context of lung transplantation...
March 15, 2023: Respiratory Medicine