CT manifestations and application progress of airway complications after lung transplantation
10.3969/j.issn.1674-7445.2021.05.018
- VernacularTitle:肺移植术后气道并发症CT表现和应用进展
- Author:
Dan LI
1
;
Mingran XIE
;
Li KE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (Anhui Provincial Hospital), Hefei 230001, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Lung transplantation;
Airway complication;
CT;
Ischemic necrosis;
Anastomotic dehiscence;
Airway stenosis;
Tracheobronchomalacia;
3D reconstruction technology
- From:
Organ Transplantation
2021;12(5):619-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the continuous improvement of surgical techniques and perioperative management, the success rate of lung transplantation has gradually increased, but airway complications after lung transplantation are still common. Airway complications after lung transplantation may reduce the quality of life, increase medical costs, and even threaten the lives of the recipients. In 2018, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) consensus proposed that airway complications included ischemic necrosis, anastomotic dehiscence, airway stenosis and tracheobronchomalacia. Bronchoscopy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of airway complications. However, during the follow-up of lung transplant recipients, use of end-inspiratory CT scan combined with end-expiratory or dynamic expiratory CT scan may contribute to identifying a variety of airway complications, evaluating the location and degree of airway complications and providing beneficial supplement for the selection of clinical treatment.
