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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2010

01-04-2010 | Correspondence

Management of postoperative bronchopleural fistula with a tracheobronchial stent in a patient requiring mechanical ventilation

Authors: Valentina Bellato, G. M. Ferraroli, D. De Caria, M. V. Infante, U. Cariboni, M. R. Spoto, M. Alloisio, G. Bordone

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2010

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The advances in medicine allow more aggressive medical and surgical approaches, even if this inevitably leads to higher and more challenging complications. …
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Metadata
Title
Management of postoperative bronchopleural fistula with a tracheobronchial stent in a patient requiring mechanical ventilation
Authors
Valentina Bellato
G. M. Ferraroli
D. De Caria
M. V. Infante
U. Cariboni
M. R. Spoto
M. Alloisio
G. Bordone
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-1757-0

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