Long-term outcome of lung transplantation in previous intravenous drug users with talc lung granulomatosis.
Weinkauf JG, Puttagunta L, Nador R, Jackson K, LaBranche K, Kapasi A, Mullen J, Modry DL, Stewart KC, Thakrar M, Doucette K, Lien DC.
Weinkauf JG, et al. Among authors: puttagunta l.
Transplant Proc. 2013 Jul-Aug;45(6):2375-7. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.11.004. Epub 2013 Mar 7.
Transplant Proc. 2013.
PMID: 23473657
After a careful selection process, 19 patients with talc lung granulomatosis have received lung allografts in our program. Long-term survival for these patients is excellent and our results suggest the previous use of intravenous drugs should not necessarily preclude lung …
After a careful selection process, 19 patients with talc lung granulomatosis have received lung allografts in our program. Long-term …