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A simple method of bronchial occlusion with silicone spigots (Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot; EWS<sup>®</sup>) using a curette

Sayako Morikawa, Takuya Okamura, Tomoyuki Minezawa, Yasuhiro Gotô, Masamichi Hayashi, Teppei Yamaguchi, Sumito Isogai, Yuki Mieno, Naoki Yamamoto, Sakurako Uozu,

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease · 2016 · 31 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

EWS bronchial occlusion using a curette is a simple method for managing intractable bronchopleural fistulas in daily clinical settings.

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Yoichi Watanabe, Keisuke Matsuo, Akihiko Tamaoki et al. · Journal of Bronchology · 2003 · 166 citations · Full text

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Deaths and complications associated with respiratory endoscopy: A survey by the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy in 2010

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Clinical Evaluation of Endoscopic Bronchial Occlusion with Silicone Spigots for the Management of Persistent Pulmonary Air Leaks

Shinji Sasada, Kazuyo Tamura, Ya-shu Chang et al. · Internal Medicine · 2011 · 84 citations · Full text

Endobronchial Embolization with a Silicone Spigot as a Temporary Treatment for Massive Hemoptysis

Hervé Dutau, Alain Palot, Andrew R. Haas et al. · Respiration · 2006 · 54 citations

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Efficacy and long-term clinical outcome of bronchial occlusion with endobronchial Watanabe spigots for persistent air leaks

Hiroyuki Kaneda, Ken-ichiro Minami, Takahito Nakano et al. · Respiratory Investigation · 2014 · 35 citations

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