Pulmonary resections with staplers.
The use of mechanical stapling devices for closure of the bronchus, pulmonary arteries and veins and lung parenchyma in twenty-six consecutive patients undergoing various types of pulmonary resection is presented. There have been no complications.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery; D013528:Surgical Staplers / Q000009:adverse effects*