New ideas - Thoracic general Use the bulla for pneumostasis
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Prolonged air leak following bullectomy is a common problem and increases the morbidity of the procedure and hence the hospital stay for patients. Different surgical methods have been used to decrease the duration of the air leak. One of the common methods is the use of sealant material, synthetic or biological, over which either a stapler or suture closure is made. We report the use of the wall of the resected bulla as a sealant material to achieve pneumostasis with stapler/suture reinforcement, with good results. q 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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