Closure of pneumonectomy stump fistula using customy and cuff-link-shaped silicone prostheses

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 339-342

  Colt, Henri G ^a   Murgu, Septimiu D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fistula; Pneumonectomy stump; Silicone stent

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; STENT; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SILICONES; STENTS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049089839     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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