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Allograft rejection after lung transplantation.

Whelan TP, Hertz MI

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. whela011@umn.edu

Lung transplantation has become an accepted therapy for selected patients with advanced lung disease. One of the main limitations to successful lung transplantation is rejection of the transplanted organ. This article discusses the clinical presentation, treatment, and prevention of hyperacute, acute, and chronic rejection in the lung transplant recipient.

Published 2 November 2005 in Clin Chest Med, 26(4): 599-612, vi.
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