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. 2003 Sep;2(3):387-8.
doi: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00109-9.

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

Iwao Takanami  1
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Closure of a bronchopleural fistula using a fibrin-glue coated collagen patch

Iwao Takanami. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Bronchopleural fistulas can occur as a life-threatening sequelae after pulmonary resection. Two bronchopleural fistulas more than 3 mm in diameter were successfully treated by using a fibrin-glue coated collagen patch at the site of bronchopleural fistula under flexible bronchoscopic observation. This is the first report of the bronchoscopic closure of bronchopleural fistulas by using a fibrin-glue coated collagen patch. This treatment would be recommended for patients with a postoperative bronchopleural fistula with an orifice that is more than 3 mm in diameter.

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