Closure of a postpneumonectomy main bronchus fistula using video-assisted mediastinal surgery.
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Disruption of a mainstem bronchus is a rare but dreaded complication of pneumonectomy. After an anatomic study on cadavers, we successfully used a video mediastinoscope to close a postpneumonectomy main bronchus fistula via a cervical incision.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 109 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996