Successful Endobronchial Valve Placement in the Treatment of Persistent Bronchopleural Fistula and Empyema Allows the Avoidance of Right Completion Pneumonectomy
This case is an excellent example of successful cooperation between an interventional pulmonologist and a thoracic surgeon to avoid right pneumonectomy in a polymorbid patient.
Authors
- Kathleen Jahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-1024)
- Spasenija Savic Prince (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-5111)
- Željko Djaković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-7519)
- Nikolay Tsvetkov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-1319)
- Aljaž Hojski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-1257)
- Didier Lardinois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8285-8360)
- Michael Tamm
- Helga Bachmann
Institutions
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiration
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542018
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00