The clinical respiratory journal
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Review Case Reports
Use of endobronchial valve insertion to treat relapsing pneumothorax: a case report and literature review.
Backgorund and Aims: Unidirectional endobronchial valves have recently been shown to be beneficial as treatment for persistent air leaks. This report presents a first case of endobronchial valve implantation to treat relapsing pneumothorax in a Chinese patient, and also presents a review of the literature on the use of one-way valve insertion for the treatment of persistent air leaks.