New Surgical Correction of Central Airway Collapse in an Asthmatic Patient

Circumferential support of the trachea and main bronchi is a new surgical method of preventing the collapse of the major airways. Heavy Marlex mesh® is applied around the trachea and main bronchi and fixed with a Histoacryl adhesive®. A severely asthmatic woman with total tracheal collapse during co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ 1981, Vol.15 (3), p.343-345
Hauptverfasser:	Halttunen, Paavo, Meurala, Heikki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adhesives Asthma - complications Asthma - surgery Bronchi - surgery Female Humans Methods Middle Aged Respiratory Insufficiency - surgery Spirometry Surgical Mesh Trachea - surgery
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