Abstract
Air leaks after thoracic surgeries have been traditionally managed by the closed thoracotomy tube drainage. In some cases, the leak remains persistent requiring repeated surgical procedures. The IBV® valve has initially been investigated as an alternative to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Recently the Food and Drug Administration has approved it in the control of prolonged air leaks, or persistent leaks following lobectomy, segmentectomy, or LVRS. We present a case of a persistent air leak following LVRS that underwent successful placement of IBV® valve via flexible bronchoscopy under conscious sedation with rapid resolution of the air leak.
Keywords: Air leak, barotrauma, airway, bronchopleural fistula, IBV valve, thoracic surgery.
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title:Role of the IBV Valve in Persistent Air Leak
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Author(s): Salim Surani, Shweta Rao, Saherish Surani and Joseph Varon
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Keywords: Air leak, barotrauma, airway, bronchopleural fistula, IBV valve, thoracic surgery.
Abstract: Air leaks after thoracic surgeries have been traditionally managed by the closed thoracotomy tube drainage. In some cases, the leak remains persistent requiring repeated surgical procedures. The IBV® valve has initially been investigated as an alternative to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Recently the Food and Drug Administration has approved it in the control of prolonged air leaks, or persistent leaks following lobectomy, segmentectomy, or LVRS. We present a case of a persistent air leak following LVRS that underwent successful placement of IBV® valve via flexible bronchoscopy under conscious sedation with rapid resolution of the air leak.
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Surani Salim, Rao Shweta, Surani Saherish and Varon Joseph, Role of the IBV Valve in Persistent Air Leak, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X10666140115232721
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X10666140115232721 |
Print ISSN 1573-398X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6387 |
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