It is a proud moment for the fraternity of cardio vascular surgeons of India that a technique developed by one of them has got a pride of place in the prestigious World Journal of Cardiac Surgery . Dr Harinder Singh Bedi – Head of Cardio Vascular Surgery at the prestigious Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana – and founder President of the Association of North Zone Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgeons (ANZCTVS) has developed a technique which can be life saving for critical patients . Dr Bedi said that during surgery for lung cancer and TB – the diseased portion of lung may need to be removed .
This is called a lobectomy or a pneumonectomy. After removal of the lung portion the airway tube (bronchus) has to be repaired . There are numerous ways to do this – but all have the complication of leakage with the formation of a potentially fatal broncho-pleural fistula (BPF) which is…
