A 67-Year-Old Woman With a “Shrunken” Left Lung and Recurrent Pneumonia
DiBardino DM, Bramley K, Haas A. A 67-Year-Old Woman With a “Shrunken” Left Lung and Recurrent Pneumonia. CHEST Journal 2018, 154: e49-e53. PMID: 30080524, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA novel endobronchial approach to massive hemoptysis complicating silicone Y-stent placement for tracheobronchomalacia
Ryu C, Boffa D, Bramley K, Pisani M, Puchalski J. A novel endobronchial approach to massive hemoptysis complicating silicone Y-stent placement for tracheobronchomalacia. Medicine 2018, 97: e9980. PMID: 29465600, PMCID: PMC5842006, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxidized regenerated celluloseSilicone YBronchial limbMassive hemoptysisStent placementLife-threatening hemoptysisGranulation tissue formationLong-term managementSurgical sealantEmergent bronchoscopySymptomatic tracheobronchomalaciaAirway stabilizationEndobronchial therapyMucus pluggingCommon complicationInitial hemostasisSufficient hemostasisAirway wallRare caseEndobronchial approachTracheobronchomalaciaHemoptysisPulsatile vesselsComplete cessationSubsequent placement