Can Peripheral Bronchopleural Fistula Demonstrated on Computed Tomography be Treated Conservatively? A Retrospective Analysis

PURPOSE: Peripheral bronchopleural fistulas (BPF) are communications between a peripheral bronchus or the lung parenchyma and the pleural space. Although reported cases with peripheral BPF might have typical symptoms, we postulate that there may be BPF patients without typical symptoms who are diagn...

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Published in:J Comput Assist Tomogr
Main Authors: Tsubakimoto, Maho, Murayama, Sadayuki, Iraha, Rin, Kamiya, Hisashi, Tsuchiya, Nanae, Yamashiro, Tsuneo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016
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Thoracic Imaging
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718177/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26571054
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RCT.0000000000000328
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