Successful removal of bovine pericardium by bronchoscope after lung volume reduction surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report on a patient in whom, 10 months after lung volume reduction surgery, bovine material visibly migrated to the bronchial lumen. In this particular case, bronchoscopic treatment was successful. The patient remained well 12 months after such treatment. The report also suggests that the alternative use of absorbable material will reduce later postoperative complications.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchi
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Foreign-Body Reaction
- Pericardium
- Postoperative Complications