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Takizawa H, Kondo K, Sakiyama S, et al. Computed tomography-guided drainage for large pulmonary bullae. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004;3(2):283-5doi: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007.
Takizawa, H., Kondo, K., Sakiyama, S., & Monden, Y. (2004). Computed tomography-guided drainage for large pulmonary bullae. Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 3(2), 283-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007
Takizawa, Hiromitsu, et al. "Computed tomography-guided drainage for large pulmonary bullae." Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery vol. 3,2 (2004): 283-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007
Takizawa H, Kondo K, Sakiyama S, Monden Y. Computed tomography-guided drainage for large pulmonary bullae. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun;3(2):283-5. doi: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007. PMID: 17670238.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2004 Jun;3(2):283-5. doi: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007.

Computed tomography-guided drainage for large pulmonary bullae.

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Hiromitsu Takizawa, Kazuya Kondo, Shoji Sakiyama, Yasumasa Monden

Affiliations

  1. Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, 3-18-15 Kuramotocho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.

PMID: 17670238 DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.12.007

Abstract

Patients with large pulmonary emphysematous bullae often present therapeutic problems because of their poor respiratory function. We performed computed tomography (CT)-guided drainage in two patients with large pulmonary bullae who were considered poor surgical candidates. This method could be safely accomplished in a few minutes under local anesthesia and sufficient collapse of the bullae was obtained in both cases. We could control prolonged air leak from the catheter with bronchofiberoptic bronchial occlusion in one patient. CT-guided bulla drainage is a simple, speedy and minimally invasive treatment method for inoperable patients with large pulmonary bullae.

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