Endoscopic Sealing of Bronchopleural Fistulas with Submucosal Injection of a Tissue Expander: A Novel Technique

The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) continues to represent a challenging management problem, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. A novel and successful technique that uses submucosal injection of a tissue expander for bronchoscopic occlusion of BPFs has been designed. T...

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Main Authors: Cayo García-Polo, Antonio León-Jiménez, Jose Luis López-Campos, Aurelio Arnedillo, Enrique González-Moya, Juan José Fernández-Berni, Juan Manuel Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/385036
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