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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sharmi Biswas, M.B.B.S

Overview

No definitive surgery is helpful in Caplan Syndrome except in massive pulmonary fibrosis, lung transplant is required.

Surgery

No definitive surgery is helpful in Caplan Syndrome except in massive pulmonary fibrosis, lung transplant is required.[1]

References

  1. Yazdani, Arash; Singer, Lianne G.; Strand, Vibeke; Gelber, Allan C.; Williams, Laura; Mittoo, Shikha (2014). "Survival and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease after lung transplantation". The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 33 (5): 514–520. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2014.01.858. ISSN 1053-2498.