Comparative results of surgical treatment of bullous lung diseases complicated with pneumothorax and the use of polytetrafluoroethylene graft support

Taslak Şengül, Ayşen; YETİM, TÜLİN; Buyukkarabacak, Yasemin; Basoglu, Ahmet; Gundogdu, Birol

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6749

Comparative results of surgical treatment of bullous lung diseases complicated with pneumothorax and the use of polytetrafluoroethylene graft support

Taslak Şengül A., YETİM T. D., Buyukkarabacak Y. B., Basoglu A., Gundogdu B.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.21, no.4, pp.978-981, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6749
Journal Name: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.978-981
Keywords: Bullous lung, pneumothorax, polytetrafluoroethylene graft, VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY, DIFFUSE EMPHYSEMA
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft use in decreasing complications of bullous lung diseases.