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. 1997 May;63(5):1492-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00115-x.

Management of the uncontrollable pulmonary air leak with cyanoacrylate glue

W S Horsley  1 , J I Miller Jr
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Management of the uncontrollable pulmonary air leak with cyanoacrylate glue

W S Horsley et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 May.

Abstract

Massive pulmonary air leak from a ruptured bleb in a patient with emphysema may be uncontrollable by the usual methods. A technique is illustrated where fibrin glue, cyanoacrylate glue, and a bovine pericardial patch are used in combination to seal the leak.

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