A bronchopleural fistula involves an abnormal passageway or connection between the pleural cavity and the airways in the lungs. The condition can lead to symptoms like shortness of breath and coughing ...

For the first time in human application, researchers successfully closed an open wound on the upper chest caused by postoperative complications of lung removal. The protocol and approach were based on ...

For the first time in human application, Mayo Clinic researchers successfully closed an open wound on the upper chest caused by postoperative complications of lung removal. Called bronchopleural ...

When current treatment isn't enough, patients at Mayo Clinic often are among the first to benefit from innovative therapies, new techniques and technologies. For the first time in human application, ...

Acute lung conditions are common in neonatal intensive care units. Neonatal tension pneumothorax has been reported following the use of intubation bougies and airway instrumentation. 1 Bronchopleural ...

Large-airway defects and tracheobronchial dehiscence after lung resection present a problem for clinicians because there are few effective methods of treatment. 1 Bronchopleural fistula is a ...

Intrathoracic negative pressure therapy is an adjunct to standard methods of complex empyema management in debilitated patients. Nevertheless, the use of endoscopic one-way endobronchial valves to ...

For the first time in human application, Mayo Clinic researchers successfully closed an open wound on the upper chest caused by postoperative complications of lung removal. Called bronchopleural ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- When current treatment isn't enough, patients at Mayo Clinic often are among the first to benefit from innovative therapies, new techniques and technologies. For the first time in ...