Intrabronchial valves for persistent air-leaks: what's the verdict?

Expert Rev Respir Med. 2016 Nov;10(11):1151-1153. doi: 10.1080/17476348.2016.1240036. Epub 2016 Oct 3.

Authors

Andrew D Lerner¹, Lonny Yarmus¹, Jed A Gorden², Christopher R Gilbert²

Affiliations

¹ a Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Ringgold standard institution , Baltimore , MD , USA.
² b Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology , Swedish Cancer Institute Ringgold standard institution , Seattle , WA , USA.

PMID: 27653827
DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2016.1240036

No abstract available

Keywords: Intrabronchial valve; alveolar-pleural fistula; bronchopleural fistula; persistent air leak; pneumothorax.