Lesson of urgent bilateral lobar lung transplantation for acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia: a case report
Bing Ye,
Chun Chen,
Lin Huang
et al.
Abstract:Background
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is one of acute expiratory diseases, which occurs rarely with a difficult diagnosis. AFOP is related to an idiopathic cause or autoimmune disease, drug use, infection, cancer, or transplantation. Variation of treatment depends on different institutions. To date, no evidence shows that lobar lung transplantation is applied in an urgent situation such as AFOP.
Case Description
A 33-year-old female patient experien… Show more
“…The strategy of protective lung ventilation, as detailed in our previously published literature [ 5 ], is routinely implemented in clinical practice.…”
“…The strategy of protective lung ventilation, as detailed in our previously published literature [ 5 ], is routinely implemented in clinical practice.…”
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