Closure of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with fibrin sealant (Tisseel).
- 1 December 1988
- Vol. 43 (12), 1015-1016
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.43.12.1015
Abstract
A persistent post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula and empyema were successfully treated by draining and cleansing the empyema cavity and then occluding the fistula with fibrin sealant.Keywords
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