The efficacy and side effects of gelatin-resorcinol formaldehyde- glutaraldehyde (GRFG) glue for preventing and sealing pulmonary air leakage

Surgery Today

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 244-248

  Nomori, Hiroaki ^a   Horio, Hirotoshi ^a   Suemasu, Keiichi ^a  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air leakage; Glue; Lung fistula; Side effects; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GELATIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; RESORCINOL; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; STAPLER; THORACOSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034067444     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005950050053     Document Type: Article

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