The Role of Computed Tomography Bronchography in the Management of Bronchopleural Fistulas

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages W10-W13

  Sarkar, Pralay ^a   Patel, Nick ^a   Chusid, Jessie ^a   Shah, Rakesh ^a   Talwar, Arunabh ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bronchography; Bronchopleural fistula; Bronchoscopy; Computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PLEURAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77149153713     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: 15360237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31819d12f1     Document Type: Article

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