Is the Isolated Pericardial Fat Pad Sufficient to Cover the Bronchial Stump and Separate the Pulmonary Artery in Order to Prevent Bronchopleural Fistula in Patients with Lung Cancer?
The simple technique using PFT for covering the bronchial stump after right lower lobectomy was satisfactorily effective and was not associated with any complications.
We think that OSA is very rarely the reason for secondary polycythaemia.