The radiological characteristics of bronchopleural fistula following pneumonectomy
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Andreetti et al. regarding the treatment of post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (PPBPF) by self-expandable stent and we agree that this modality can be in the armamentarium of cardiothoracic surgeons [1]. PPBPF is one of the most serious and lethal complications in thoracic surgery. There are well-known predisposing factors related to this devastating postoperative complication such as ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb14029.x