title: A new method for coping with lung parenchyma destruction in paediatric thoracic surgery.
abstract: Lung resection for benign diseases in infants is an extremely difficult thoracic surgical decision. Paediatric patients with drainage resistant pneumothorax and/or pneumatocele due to destroyed lung pose an even more challenging task. We describe a parenchyma sparing method using a sealant-haemostatic complex foam (Tachosyl) developed originally for application in liver and kidney surgery. Both small patients with secondary pneumothorax were operated on successfully.
authors.affiliation: University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Hungary. mft@iseb.pote.hu
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Andras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farkas
authors.forename: Jozsef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stankovics
authors.forename: Ors Peter
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Horvath
mesh_terms: D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004338:Drug Combinations; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C518955:TachoSil; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D005340:Fibrinogen; D013917:Thrombin