Preserving the eponym: Klinkenbergh technique for bronchial stump suturing

Bronchial stump recurrence after surgery for bronchial carcinoma.

In 10 out of 295 patients (3.4%), followed-up after radical resection for non-small cell bronchial carcinoma in the period from 1980 until 1986, bronchial stump recurrence developed. A good relationship was found between relapse time (4-52 months) and distance between the primary tumour and bronchial resection line (1-7 cm) (i.e. 5-8 months.cm-1) in 8 of the patients (p less than 0.01). The mea...

The thymic flap for bronchial stump reinforcement following lobectomy

Results A sixty-one year old male presented with a one-day history of severe left chest pain and a five-week history of a nonproductive cough. He had a history of multiple bilateral rib fractures following a motor vehicle accident. He was an exsmoker with no previous asbestos exposure. His respiratory rate was 22/minute with room air oxygen saturation of 95%. He had absent left basal breath sou...

An everting technique for intraluminal vascular suturing.

Value of radiotherapy for tumour on the bronchial stump after resection for bronchial carcinoma.

Two groups have been selected from 1000 patients who had lobectomy or pneumonectomy for bronchial carcinoma. The first group was of 26 patients with tumour affecting the mucosa of the resected bronchial margin reported histologically at the time of surgery. Twelve of these were given postoperative radiotherapy but with no apparent benefit, either in the incidence of recurrence of tumour at the ...

A technique for arthroscopic all-inside suturing in the wrist.

A technique for arthroscopic all-inside suturing in the wrist is presented. The procedure allows placement of the knot inside the joint without additional incisions. We have applied it in cases of dorsal, foveal and coronal tears of the triangular fibrocartilage. No special instrument is required apart from a Tuohy needle.