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Endoscopic closure of bronchopleural fistulas using a tissue adhesive. 1988

J W Menard, and C A Prejean, and W Y Tucker

Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.

Bucrylate tissue adhesive has been found to be effective in achieving closure of surgically created bronchopleural fistulas in dogs. Success was obtained with both endoscopic and direct application. Clinical application of this method in one patient was successful [unpublished observations]. We believe that the speed, low risk, and cost-effectiveness of this approach justifies its further use in these difficult situations.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010995	Pleural Diseases	Diseases involving the PLEURA.	Disease, Pleural,Diseases, Pleural,Pleural Disease
D001983	Bronchial Fistula	An abnormal passage or communication between a bronchus and another part of the body.	Bronchial Fistulas,Fistula, Bronchial,Fistulas, Bronchial
D001999	Bronchoscopy	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the bronchi.	Bronchoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Bronchoscopic,Bronchoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Bronchoscopic,Bronchoscopic Surgeries,Bronchoscopic Surgical Procedure,Bronchoscopies,Surgeries, Bronchoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Bronchoscopic
D002015	Bucrylate	Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive also used to occlude blood vessels supplying neoplastic or other diseased tissue.	Isobutylcyanoacrylate,Bucrilate,Isobutyl Cyanoacrylate,Isobutyl alpha-Cyanoacrylate,Isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate,Cyanoacrylate, Isobutyl,Isobutyl 2 cyanoacrylate,Isobutyl alpha Cyanoacrylate,alpha-Cyanoacrylate, Isobutyl
D003487	Cyanoacrylates	A group of compounds having the general formula CH2	Cyanoacrylate
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D005402	Fistula	Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.	Fistulas
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia