Efficacy of regional arterial embolization before pleuropulmonary resection in 32 patients with tuberculosis-destroyed lung

Efficacy of regional arterial embolization before pleuropulmonary resection in 32 patients with tuberculosis-destroyed lung

Abstract Background Treatment of tuberculous-destroyed lung (TDL) with pleuropulmonary resection is challenging. Pulmonary hemorrhage is a frequent complication of this surgical procedure. Continuous efforts have been made to investigate clinical procedures that may reduce intraoperative bleeding ef...

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Main Authors: Gang Chen, Fang-Ming Zhong, Xu-Dong Xu, Guo-Can Yu, Peng-Fei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Tuberculous destroyed lung
Pleuropulmonary resection
Regional arterial embolization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0722-5

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