Significance of the lobe-specific emphysema index to predict prolonged air leak after anatomical segmentectomy.

Significance of the lobe-specific emphysema index to predict prolonged air leak after anatomical segmentectomy.

Prolonged air leak (PAL) is a major complication of pulmonary resection. Emphysema quantification with computed tomography is regarded as an important predictor of PAL for patients undergoing lobectomy. Therefore, we investigated whether this predictor might be applicable for segmentectomy. Herein,...

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Main Authors: Duk Hwan Moon, Chul Hwan Park, Du-Young Kang, Hye Sun Lee, Sungsoo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224519

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