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Endobronchial valve
The endobronchial valve is a medical device researched and developed in Russia, used in treatment of tuberculosis and its complications. It is a one-way valve designerd to be installed in a bronchus. It causes hypoventilation of the affected segment of a lung and preserves the drainage function of the blocked bronchus and the tissue-destruction cavity. The valve lets air and sputum and other bronchial secretion go out of the lung during abrupt expiration and coughing, but lets nothing back in during inspiration.[1] Additional recommended knowledgeThe endobronchial valve has these features:
Phthisiologists have used one-way endobronchial valves since 1999 in treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) and its complications. In the U.S. they have been used in the treatment of emphysema patients.[2][3] References |
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