[Bronchus insufficiency: prevention and therapy].
In order to achieve respectable postoperative outcomes after lung resection it is essential to understand the mechanism of bronchus healing. The bronchus seal should be air-tight and consist of monofilament suture or staples. The bronchus suture should be covered with vital tissue (lung, mediastinum, muscle flap). A complication in the process of bronchus healing should be diagnosed as early as possible in order to stop the destructive effect of the infection as rapidly as possible.
Kliniken der Stadt Köln Merheim, Thoraxchirurgie, Köln, Deutschland. korillos@hotmail.com
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology