Acute exacerbation of postoperative idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a patient with lung cancer caused by invasive mechanical ventilation: A case report
Study design and objection: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive chronic disease characterized by damage to alveolar epithelial cells and abnormal deposition of the extracellular matrix. Although the disease course for most patients with IPF is progressive, in some cases the disease...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023087467 |