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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1955
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

George V. Letsou, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery University of Texas-Houston Medical School 6431 Fannin St, MSB 1.210 Houston, TX 77030, USA

e-mail: george.v.letsou@uth.tmc.edu

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Pulmonary transplantation has become a widely accepted surgical treatment for a variety of end-stage lung diseases. Increasing survival rates, improved immunosuppression, and improved pulmonary preservation have all led to wide acceptance of lung transplantation by physicians, surgeons, and the general public. As techniques improve, the time to examine and improve other facets of the procedure has arrived.

Richard and colleagues . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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