title: Treatment of plastic bronchitis.
abstract: Plastic bronchitis may be seen after palliative surgery for cyanotic heart disease. Although type II (acellular) casts are seen more commonly, we describe a type I cast after palliative surgery for cyanotic heart disease in which ligation of thoracic duct did not result in complete resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Frontier Lifeline, and Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai, India. divya_s35@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: Snehal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Kotturathu Mammen
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male