Innovating customized stents for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula
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[Is endoscopic treatment of bronchopleural fistula useful?].
OBJECTIVE New endoscopic techniques have been developed as an alternative to surgical treatment of bronchopleural fistula. The objective of this study was to analyze our experience with endoscopic treatment of such fistulas. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of patients with bronchopleural fistula diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Patient characteristics, underlying ...
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2072-1439,2077-6624
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.98