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Use of endo-bronchial end-tidal CO(2) test for location of the pleural air leakage in patients with intractable pneumothorax

BACKGROUND: Location of the affected bronchus of pleural air leaks is the most important step of trans-bronchoscopic bronchial occlusion for the treatment of intractable pneumothorax. The balloon occlusion test is the most commonly used technique, but has failed in some cases. The aim of the present...

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Autores principales: Zeng, Yi-Ming, Chen, Yun-Feng, Lin, Hui-Huang, Zhang, Xiao-Bin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5937148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29480071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753465818756564