title: Use of fibrin glue in thoracic surgery.
abstract: The results of closure of various types of postoperative thoracic fistulas with two-component fibrin sealant in 5 patients are presented. The use of a new technique for the noninvasive closure of bronchial fistulas with fibrin sealant is also described. Implications of the management of thoracic fistulas with fibrin sealant are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen; D005176:Factor XIII; D013917:Thrombin