Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap

Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Bronchial stump reinforcement has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of bronchopleural fistulas. Various coverage techniques have been described in the literature. While the azygous vein flap is an easy, safe and effective reinforcement option for r...

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Main Authors: Strother Eric, Margolis Marc, Al-Mufarrej Faisal, Tempesta Barbara, Gharagozloo Farid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/22
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spelling doaj-a6326ba2c1e24dc6b2276d16b0521fc82020-11-25T02:19:06ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902009-05-01412210.1186/1749-8090-4-22Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flapStrother EricMargolis MarcAl-Mufarrej FaisalTempesta BarbaraGharagozloo Farid<p>Abstract</p> <p>Bronchial stump reinforcement has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of bronchopleural fistulas. Various coverage techniques have been described in the literature. While the azygous vein flap is an easy, safe and effective reinforcement option for right-sided bronchial stumps, the flap is not widely adopted, with little mention in the literature, partly due to surgeons' uneasiness with the technique. In this report, we describe an easy-to-adopt approach to azygous vein bronchial reinforcement.</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/22
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author Strother Eric
Margolis Marc
Al-Mufarrej Faisal
Tempesta Barbara
Gharagozloo Farid
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Margolis Marc
Al-Mufarrej Faisal
Tempesta Barbara
Gharagozloo Farid
Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Margolis Marc
Al-Mufarrej Faisal
Tempesta Barbara
Gharagozloo Farid
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title Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
title_short Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
title_full Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
title_fullStr Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
title_full_unstemmed Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
title_sort bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
publisher BMC
series Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
issn 1749-8090
publishDate 2009-05-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Bronchial stump reinforcement has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of bronchopleural fistulas. Various coverage techniques have been described in the literature. While the azygous vein flap is an easy, safe and effective reinforcement option for right-sided bronchial stumps, the flap is not widely adopted, with little mention in the literature, partly due to surgeons' uneasiness with the technique. In this report, we describe an easy-to-adopt approach to azygous vein bronchial reinforcement.</p>
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