Surgery of giant bulla with tube drainage and bronchofiberoptic bronchial occlusion.
A case of emphysematous bullae and right lung cancer is presented. At first, left giant bulla was managed by minithoracotomy and tube drainage combined with bronchofiberoptic bronchial occlusion to preserve the respiratory function. Four weeks later, right lung cancer was successfully resected.
Oizumi
H
H
Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hoshi
E
E
Aoyama
K
K
Yuki
Y
Y
Murai
K
K
Fujishima
T
T
Washio
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001768:Blister / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive