Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature
Lung transplantation (LT) can be considered a definite treatment for end-stage pulmonary disease in appropriate patients. Depending upon various clinical factors, LT can be performed either as a single LT, bilateral LT, or heart LT. Although LT is a well-established procedure now, it is not without...
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| author | Selvi Chinnasamy Thirugnana Sambandan Sunder Paul Ramesh Thangaraj Madhan Kumar Kuppuswamy R Narasimhan |
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| description | Lung transplantation (LT) can be considered a definite treatment for end-stage pulmonary disease in appropriate patients. Depending upon various clinical factors, LT can be performed either as a single LT, bilateral LT, or heart LT. Although LT is a well-established procedure now, it is not without its own complications. In post-LT patients, several complications can have overlapping clinical and imaging features; therefore, early and accurate diagnosis can be challenging. Due to this difficulty, an interdisciplinary approach is imperative. Bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, and transbronchial biopsy may be required in this approach, in addition to the routine investigations. The treating team should be aware of the possible complications after LT and the associated imaging features that may occur at varying time points following transplantation to provide prompt management. This article describes our experience and reviews the utility of radiological imaging in LT in relation to complications that may occur following LT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14c5ae20f9d9477ba47c06e3e65fc2152023-08-23T09:08:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu2772-63552772-63632021-01-0141313910.4103/japt.japt_27_21Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literatureSelvi ChinnasamyThirugnana Sambandan SunderPaul Ramesh ThangarajMadhan Kumar KuppuswamyR NarasimhanLung transplantation (LT) can be considered a definite treatment for end-stage pulmonary disease in appropriate patients. Depending upon various clinical factors, LT can be performed either as a single LT, bilateral LT, or heart LT. Although LT is a well-established procedure now, it is not without its own complications. In post-LT patients, several complications can have overlapping clinical and imaging features; therefore, early and accurate diagnosis can be challenging. Due to this difficulty, an interdisciplinary approach is imperative. Bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, and transbronchial biopsy may be required in this approach, in addition to the routine investigations. The treating team should be aware of the possible complications after LT and the associated imaging features that may occur at varying time points following transplantation to provide prompt management. This article describes our experience and reviews the utility of radiological imaging in LT in relation to complications that may occur following LT.http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2021;volume=4;issue=1;spage=31;epage=39;aulast=Chinnasamychest x-raycomplicationscomputed tomography scanlung transplantation |
| spellingShingle | Selvi Chinnasamy Thirugnana Sambandan Sunder Paul Ramesh Thangaraj Madhan Kumar Kuppuswamy R Narasimhan Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu chest x-ray complications computed tomography scan lung transplantation |
| title | Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature |
| title_full | Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature |
| title_short | Radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation: Our experience and review of literature |
| title_sort | radiological imaging and its utility in lung transplantation our experience and review of literature |
| topic | chest x-ray complications computed tomography scan lung transplantation |
| url | http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2021;volume=4;issue=1;spage=31;epage=39;aulast=Chinnasamy |
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