Treatment of Intractable Pneumothorax with Emphysema Using Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 226-229, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Prolonged air leakage is a major cause of morbidity in pneumothorax. When conservative management is not effective, surgery should be performed. However, surgery is not appropriate in patients with low pulmonary function. In these patients, occlusion of the airway with endobronchial blockers may be attempted under bronchoscopy. We treated two patients with prolonged air leakage using endobronchial Watanabe spigots under fibrobronchoscopy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Pulmonary Emphysema
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Bronchoscopy
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Emphysema
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Endoscopy
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article