A new interventional bronchoscopy technique for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula

A patient receiving mechanical ventilation with multiple left hydropneumothoraces had a persistent air leak through the thoracostomy tube. The leak was temporarily resolved by interventional bronchoscopy at the bedside in the ICU. Because of the limited resources available at the hospital, a Swan-Ga...

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Main Author: Schmitz ED
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-10-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2017/10/28/a-new-interventional-bronchoscopy-technique-for-the-treatmen.html