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Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap

Bronchial stump reinforcement has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of bronchopleural fistulas. Various coverage techniques have been described in the literature. While the azygous vein flap is an easy, safe and effective reinforcement option for right-sided bronchial stumps, the flap...

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Autores principales: Al-Mufarrej, Faisal, Margolis, Marc, Strother, Eric, Tempesta, Barbara, Gharagozloo, Farid
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19476615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-22