Closure of a bronchopleural fistula using a fibrin-glue coated collagen patch

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-388

  Takanami, Iwao ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Fibrin glue coated collagen patch; Flexible bronchofiberscope; TachoComb

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; FIBRIN GLUE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0042386336     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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