Synopses & Reviews
Delayed lung allograft dysfunction has numerous potential causes, but the foremost is irreversible loss of function that has been attributed to inflammation and fibrotic obliteration of small airways (obliterative bronchiolitis), which is generally considered to be the result of chronic allograft rejection.
Synopsis
1. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Evolving Concepts and Nomenclature
Keith C. Meyer and Allan R. Glanville
2. Airway Pathology in Lung Transplants
Amir Lagstein and Jeffrey Myers
3. Non-Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Forms of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Gregory I. Snell, Bronwyn J. Levvey, Glen P. Westall
4. The Role of Thoracic Imaging in the Diagnosis of BOS and Related Disorders
Jeffrey P. Kanne
5. Making a Confident Diagnosis of Obliterative Bronchiolitis
A. Whitney Brown and Steven D. Nathan
6. The Role of Alloimmune T-Cell Responses in Obliterative Bronchiolitis
Tereza Martinu
7. Antibody-Mediated Rejection and the Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
Henry W. Ainge-Allen and Allan R. Glanville
8. Innate Immune Responses and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
Jamie L. Todd and Scott M. Palmer
9. Mechanisms of Fibrogenesis in Post-Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Anish Wadhwa and Vibha N. Lama
10. The Role of Autoimmunity in the Pathogenesis of Obliterative Bronchiolitis
Rudolf K. Braun, Keith C. Meyer, and William J. Burlingham
11. The Role of Infections in BOS
Robin K. Avery
12. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Aspiration in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Detection and Treatment
Frank D'Ovidio and Beatrice Aramini
13. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Children
Paul D. Robinson and Paul Aurora
14. Immunosuppression for the Prevention and Treatment of BOS
Sangeeta M. Bhorade
15. Macrolides for the Prevention and Treatment of BOS
Robin Vos, Stijn E. Verleden, David Ruttens, Bart M. Vanaudenaerde,
and Geert M. Verleden
16. Other Treatments for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
Ramsey Hachem
Synopsis
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation presents the most current and up-to-date evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of BOS.
Synopsis
This book offers a concise review of current understanding of delayed lung allograft dysfunction and the pathogenesis of obstructive bronchiolitis. Each chapter presents key points and summaries updating issues concerning the diagnosis and management of BOS.
Synopsis
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplantation presents the most current and up-to-date evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of BOS.
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.