Using Surgicel to buttress the staple line in lung volume reduction surgery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jang-Ming Lee, MD, PhD, Jen-Deh.

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Using Surgicel to buttress the staple line in lung volume reduction surgery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jang-Ming Lee, MD, PhD, Jen-Deh Pan, MD, Wei-Cheng Lin, MD, Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 131, Issue 2, Pages 495-496 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.09.039 Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Surgicel tied on each site of the staple. B, Lung specimens, 15 × 4 and 5 × 3 cm, were excised from the right upper lobe and right middle lobe, respectively. C, Lung surface after resection (before saline pleural irrigation). D, Lung surface after resection (after saline pleural irrigation). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2006 131, 495-496DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.09.039) Copyright © 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions