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Title: Postresection bronchopleural fistula: detection by regional ventilation-perfusion studies. Author: Dixon C, Ali MK, Atallah MR, Ewer MS. Journal: South Med J; 1983 Apr; 76(4):485-6. PubMed ID: 6836364. Abstract: In three patients, bronchopleural fistula developed after right pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma. In each instance, radiologic and clinical evidence was inconclusive. Xenon 133 regional ventilation-perfusion studies confirmed the diagnosis of a bronchopleural fistula in both the immediate and late postoperative periods.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]