TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kim, Si-Wook
AU  - Kim, Dohun
PY  - 2016
TI  - Management of long-term persistent air leakage developed after bullectomy for giant bullous lung disease associated with neurofibromatosis type 1
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 8, No 1 (January 30, 2016): Journal of Thoracic Disease
Y2  - 2016
KW  - 
N2  - Persistent air leakage is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of bullous lung disease surgery. A 32-year-old man with lung involvement of neurofibromatosis type I underwent bullectomy for huge bullae and recurrent pneumothorax. Persistent postoperative air leakage developed and the lung was totally collapsed. The initial surgery failed, but a second trial employing a novel suture technique on half-absorbed polyglycolic acid (PGA) felt successfully resolved the massive air leakage. Pneumothorax did not recur and the patient remained stable without dyspnea. Thus, a suture technique employing half-absorbed PGA felt was an effective option for managing persistent air leakage.
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/6499