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The impact of covering the bulla with an absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheet during pneumothorax surgery

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We herein present the pathological findings of a bulla covered using an absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet applied with fibrin glue. These findings indicated that the membrane of the bulla was reinforced. Covering the bulla with an absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet (Neoveil, Gunze Ltd, Kyoto, Japan) and applying fibrin glue was effective to prevent the recurrence of the pneumothorax. Moreover, this report is the first case report showing the pathological findings of a bulla which was covered with an absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet and fibrin glue.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan

    Taiji Kuwata, Shuichi Shinohara, Masaru Takenaka, Soichi Oka, Yasuhiro Chikaishi, Ayako Hirai, Kouji Kuroda, Tomoko So & Fumihiro Tanaka

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Kuwata, T., Shinohara, S., Takenaka, M. et al. The impact of covering the bulla with an absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheet during pneumothorax surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64, 558–560 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-015-0545-8

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