Intrathoracic retention time of pericardial fat pads without pedicle in bronchial stump coverage: insights from a retrospective study
Despite being a minimally invasive method with non-vascularized autologous tissue, FPFP retained more than half its volume for approximately 6 months postoperatively. These findings suggest the possibility that FPFP coverage of the bronchial stump may prevent BPF.
Authors
- Hironaga Kanno
- Yuka Kaneko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-0132)
- Wataru Shigeeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-5943)
- Makoto Tomoyasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-6763)
- Hajime Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-1637)
- R Yoshimura
- Hiroyuki Deguchi
- R. Endo
Institutions
- Iwate Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-896
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00