Management of the uncontrollable pulmonary air leak with cyanoacrylate glue.
Massive pulmonary air leak from a ruptured bleb in a patient with emphysema may be uncontrollable by the usual methods. A technique is illustrated where fibrin glue, cyanoacrylate glue, and a bovine pericardial patch are used in combination to seal the leak.
Horsley
W S
WS
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA.
Miller
J I
JI
D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*
D003487:Cyanoacrylates