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Letters to the Editor

Reply to Isaka et al.

Department of Surgery, Osaka Kosei Nenkin Hospital, 4-2-78 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 553-0003, Japan

Received 30 May 2008; accepted 2 June 2008.

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Key Words: Alveolar air leakage • Fibrin sealant • Bioabsorbable sheet • Combined application technique • Lung surgery

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We are thankful for this opportunity to reply to Dr Isaka's letter to the Editor [1].

Our aim is to evaluate the optimal technique for combined application of fibrin sealant and bioabsorbable felt against alveolar air leakage, by comparing the newly developed Rub + Soak B method to various combined application techniques. Some studies have experimentally shown that the combined application of two materials is more effective than the fibrin sealant alone [2]; this combination is presently used widely in pulmonary surgery. In this . . . [Full Text of this Article]