Bronchopleural fistula: The use of tissue glue
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Thoracoscopic closure of distal bronchopleural fistulas, using tissue glue.
Three patients with distal bronchopleural fistulas, in whom chest tube and drainage did not lead to closure of the fistulas, were successfully treated with tissue glue (Histoacryl), delivered through a thoracoscope. The fistulas were identified by injecting methylene blue through the suction canal of a fibreoptic bronchoscope. Patient 1 had multiple fistulas, needed several treatment sessions, ...
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#{176}Fromthe Division of Pulmonary Disease, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; and Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, DepartmentofMedicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35082-2