Intrabronchial valves for persistent pulmonary air leaks in children

Background: Surgery to address parenchymal lung disease in children is rare. One of the complications of the surgery is a persistent air leak (PAL). Intrabronchial valves (IBV), which received FDA approval for treating PAL in recent years, limit or exclude the inflow of air towards the pleura and al...

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Main Authors: Faisal G. Qureshi, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Mirza Zain Baig, Stephen Megison, Muhanned Abu-Hijleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619300260