| Literature DB >> 22237741 |
Kenji Tetsuka1, Shunsuke Endo, Yoshihiko Kanai, Shinichi Otani, Shinichi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.
Abstract
Bronchial stump necrosis is a lethal complication after pulmonary resection. We report a patient who had extensive necrosis of the intermediate bronchus after right lower lobectomy. The large bronchial defect was successfully fixed with latissimus dorsi muscle and replaced by bronchial epithelialization.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22237741 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-010-0764-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1863-6705