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Thoracoscopic surgery using omental flap for bronchopleural fistula

BACKGROUND: A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) can lead to empyema and death after pulmonary resection. A minor leakage from a BPF has been reported to be successfully closed endobronchially, although thoracoplasty is usually needed. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of successful thoracoscopic BPF closure usin...

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Autores principales: Endoh, Hideki, Yamamoto, Ryohei, Nishizawa, Nobuhiro, Satoh, Yukitoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6331345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30643997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-019-0563-3