Successful use of bio plugs for delayed bronchial closure after pneumonectomy in experimental settings.
Masaaki MoriyamaKeitaro MatsumotoDaisuke TaniguchiRyusuke MachinoTomoshi TsuchiyaKoichi NakayamaTakeshi NagayasuPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
Bio plugs with mixed cells, including stem cells, contribute to bronchial closure in the current experimental setting. Endothelial cells effectively maintain the structure in this model. Although bronchial closure for bronchopleural fistula could not be described as clinical conditions were not reproduced, we collected essential data on bronchial closure; however, further experiments are warranted.