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Air-Inflation of Murine Lungs with Vascular Perfusion-Fixation
Published on: February 2, 2021
Simple and economical management of a prolonged air leak
Asli G Akgül1, Serkan Özbay, Seymur S Mehmetoğlu
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Abstract:
Prolonged air leak has been described in many pulmonary diseases but remains one of the common complications of pulmonary resections. Although, the management of prolonged air leaks related to broncho-pleural or alveolo-pleural fistulae traditionally requires surgical repair. In recent years, bronchoscopic approaches have drawn attention because of their conservative nature. We report a case of prolonged air leak after a pulmonary wedge resection that was treated with a simple and economical endobronchial method.
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