Use of endobronchial one-way valves reveals questions on etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax: report of three cases
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Spontaneous pneumothoraces are believed to arise when air from the supplying airway exit via a ruptured visceral pleural bleb into the pleural cavity. Endobronchial one-way valves (EBVs) allow air exit (but not entry) from individual segmental airways. Systematic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/63 |