Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation presents the most current and up-to-date evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of BOS.� In-depth chapters provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the definition and changing perceptions of the nature of BOS as a clinic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Meyer, Keith C. (Editor), Glanville, Allan R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2013.
Series:Respiratory Medicine ; 8
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7636-8
Table of Contents:
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Evolving Concepts and Nomenclature
  • Airway Pathology in Lung Transplants
  • Non-Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Forms of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
  • The Role of Thoracic Imaging in the Diagnosis of BOS and Related Disorders
  • Making a Confident Diagnosis of Obliterative Bronchiolitis
  • The Role of Alloimmune T-Cell Responses in Obliterative Bronchiolitis
  • Antibody-Mediated Rejection and the Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
  • Innate Immune Responses and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
  • Mechanisms of Fibrogenesis in Post-Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans
  • The Role of Autoimmunity in the Pathogenesis of Obliterative Bronchiolitis
  • The Role of Infections in BOS
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux and Aspiration in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Detection and Treatment
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Children
  • Immunosuppression for the Prevention and Treatment of BOS
  • Macrolides for the Prevention and Treatment of BOS
  • Other Treatments for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.