...Marc Miravitlles; Agustí Alvarez-Castells; Rafael Vidal; Montserrat Vendrell; Carme Torrents; Javier de Gracia This study examines the value of different imaging methods in assessing the anatomic structures of unilateral hyperlucent lung due to obliterative bronchiolitis. We studied 9 patients, 5...

... as well as diagnosis of major complications such as rejection and opportunistic infection have been introduced. Obliterative bronchiolitis remains a major challenge to the immunologist and to the chest physician in terms of etiology, pathogenesis and treatment. As survival rates improve with improved...

... neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid), and severe chronic obstructive lung disease was due to diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, a very rare cause of obliterative bronchiolitis. Radionuclide ablative therapy of the neuroendocrine tissue was considered but not found to be feasible due...

...Sakae Homma; Susumu Sakamoto; Masateru Kawabata; Kazuma Kishi; Eiyasu Tsuboi; Noriko Motoi; Akira Hebisawa; Kunihiko Yoshimura Background: The progressive airway obliteration caused by obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) has been widely noted in the world. In contrast, the obstructive respiratory...