Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Treatment of Intractable Pneumothorax with Emphysema Using Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots

  • Lee, Doo Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Yu Rim (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Jee Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Haam, Seok Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chang, Yoon Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Watanabe, Yoichi (Department of Pulmonary Disease, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital)
  • Received : 2012.10.12
  • Accepted : 2012.12.18
  • Published : 2013.06.05
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Abstract

Prolonged air leakage is a major cause of morbidity in pneumothorax. When conservative management is not effective, surgery should be performed. However, surgery is not appropriate in patients with low pulmonary function. In these patients, occlusion of the airway with endobronchial blockers may be attempted under bronchoscopy. We treated two patients with prolonged air leakage using endobronchial Watanabe spigots under fibrobronchoscopy.

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