Closure of a bronchopleural fistula using bronchoscopic placement of an endobronchial valve designed for the treatment of emphysema

Chest

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 479-481

  Ferguson, J Scott ^a,b   Sprenger, Kimberly ^a   Van Natta, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial fistula; Bronchoscopy; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; MANUAL VENTILATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

EID: 33344463478     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.2.479     Document Type: Article

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