TY - JOUR
T1 - Bronchial stump reinforcement with an azygous vein flap
AU - Al-Mufarrej, Faisal
AU - Margolis, Marc
AU - Strother, Eric
AU - Tempesta, Barbara
AU - Gharagozloo, Farid
PY - 2009/5/28
Y1 - 2009/5/28
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1186/1749-8090-4-22
DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-4-22
M3 - Article
C2 - 19476615
AN - SCOPUS:67649297969
SN - 1749-8090
VL - 4
JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
JF - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
M1 - 22
ER -