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[Endoscopic bronchial valve treatment of bronchopleural fistala and air leakage]
E A Drobyazgin1,2,3, Yu V Chikinev1,2, I E Sudovykh2
1Novosibirsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Objective:
To evaluate an effectiveness of endobronchial valve treatment of patients with bronchopleural fistulas and prolonged air leakage.
Material And Methods:
Endobronchial valve treatment was analyzed in 115 patients with bronchopleural fistulas or postoperative air leakage. All patients were divided into 5 groups depending on disease: bullous emphysema, acute purulent lung diseases, chronic purulent lung and pleural diseases, bullous emphysema complicated by pneumothorax with failed pleural cavity, other lung diseases associated with prolonged postoperative air leakage.
Results:
Endobronchial valve treatment was effective in more than 70% patients. There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications.
Conclusion:
Endobronchial valve treatment is a highly effective minimally invasive method for treating patients with bronchopleural fistulas and postoperative air leakage.
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