Are bronchoscopic approaches to post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula an effective alternative to repeat thoracotomy?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 547-550

  West, Douglas ^a   Togo, Athena ^a   Kirk, Alan J B ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchopleural fistula; Pneumonectomy; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; FIBRIN GLUE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; PLEURA DISEASE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA;

BRONCHIAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMONECTOMY; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34548425625     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.159319     Document Type: Article

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