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Iatrogenic Air Leak Successfully Treated by Bronchoscopic Placement of Unidirectional Endobronchial Valves Mario Santini, MD, Alfonso Fiorelli, MD, PhD, Giovanni Vicidomini, MD, PhD, Paolo Laperuta, MD, Vincenzo Giuseppe Di Crescenzo, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 6, Pages (June 2010) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 (A) Computed tomographic scan shows chest tube (a) inserted in a bulla and an underlying lung that is not fully inflated. (B) After the procedure, radiologic evaluation illustrates the exact position of (a) valves and of (b) chest tube, and the complete collapse of (c) the bulla, with lung expansion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 The endoscopic view illustrates two endobronchial valves sequentially positioned in the (A) superior and in the (B) inferior division of the left upper bronchus. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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