Extracellular matrix pleural tent for persistent air leak and air space in a child after upper lobectomy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.066.
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Abstract
Creation of a pleural tent is effective in reducing persistent air leaks after pulmonary resection. I report a case of a pleural-like tent being created out of extracellular matrix to treat a persistent air leak in child after upper lobectomy for a large congenital pulmonary airway malformation type II. Over the next year, ipsilateral lung expansion and growth occurred with near complete resolution of the apical air space.
Medical subject headings
- Extracellular Matrix
- Pleura
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications