Clinical effect of soft coagulation for air leak treatment during pulmonary lobectomy

Abstract Background Soft coagulation using the VIO soft coagulation system is used to treat minor lung air leaks during pulmonary resection in Japan. We previously reported that it has a similar effect as the air leak treatment with fibrin glue. We evaluated the efficacy of soft coagulation using th...

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Main Authors: Yuki Takahashi, Ryunosuke Maki, Kodai Tsuruta, Makoto Tada, Wataru Arai, Yuma Shindo, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Masahiro Miyajima, Atsushi Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-01948-x