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Case report reveals successful reinforcement of bronchial injury using a pericardial fat pad.
INTRODUCTION: Tracheobronchial injury associated with double-lumen tube (DLT) placement is rare and typically diagnosed postoperatively. Intraoperative detection of subtle airway lesions is extremely uncommon. We report a case of DLT-related injury of the left main bronchus that was incidentally detected during robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and successfully reinforced with a free pericardial fat pad.
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