Balloon Bronchoplasty: Case Series

Effect of Bakri Balloon on Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Series

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is among the most significant causes of maternal death worldwide. The time of diagnosing and the proper management of hemorrhage are essential in preventing maternal mortality. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of Bakri balloon on the management of PPH. Bakri balloon was effective in controlling PPH of 92.3% of patients. The most frequent indications for...

Bronchoscopic management of benign bronchial stenosis by electrocautery and balloon dilatation.

Benign bronchial stenosis is managed by surgical or bronchoscopic methods. Although surgical approach is definitive, it is technically demanding and is costlier than bronchoscopic treatment. Here, we report the case of a 27-year-old female patient with symptomatic benign bronchial stenosis of the left main bronchus. The stenosis was dilated successfully through a fibreoptic bronchoscope by elec...

Author's response to reviews Title:Video-assisted thoracic bronchial sleeve lobectomy with bronchoplasty for treatment of lung cancer confined to a single lung lobe: a case series of Chinese patients Authors:

Multidetector CT evaluation for the diagnosis of tracheal stenosis occurring shortly after intubation.

To cite: Mizutani L, Yazawa K, Komatsu Y. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 13 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007591 DESCRIPTION A 22-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of loss of consciousness. She was seen ingesting excess schizophrenia medication following an argument. Twelve hours later, she was found unconscious and surrounded by vomit. Assessment on admission revealed...

Initial experience with video-assisted thoracoscopic bronchoplasty.

OBJECTIVES Bronchial-origin involvement by endobronchial tumours or direct invasion by tumour or metastatic lymph nodes is a relative contraindication for video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy. However, selected cases can be resected by VATS bronchoplasty. METHODS Between 2006 and 2009, 21 of 231 (9.1%) VATS lobectomy cases underwent VATS bronchoplasty. Cases with endobronchial involv...