In plastic bronchitis, the lymph fluid leaks into the airways deep in the lungs, a place it would usually never go. Once there, the liquid solidifies, obstructing the flow and exchange of oxygen.

In this rare condition, called plastic bronchitis, patients develop thick, caulk-like casts that form in the branching paths of their airways. Advanced Search Home ...

Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 2014 – A case study published recently in the journal Pediatrics describes an innovative, minimally invasive procedure that treated plastic bronchitis, a potentially life ...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Plastic Bronchitis in Adults Using Advanced Lymphatic Imaging and Percutaneous Embolization. Annals of the American Thoracic Society , 2016; DOI: 10.1513 ...

Plastic bronchitis is a rare but serious late complication in patients with congenital heart disease who had Fontan surgery. A report detailing the discovery of this fluid leak, ...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 (UPI) --Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, or CHOP, are using new imaging and surgery techniques to successfully treat adults with plastic bronchitis ...

Plastic bronchitis may occur in children as a rare complication of early-childhood heart surgeries used for single-ventricle disease, in which one of the heart's pumping chambers is severely ...

A case study published recently in the journal Pediatrics describes an innovative, minimally invasive procedure that treated plastic bronchitis, a potentially life-threatening disease, in a six ...

Plastic bronchitis is a rare lung condition in which fluid gets collected in the airways, hardening into rubbery plugs like thick glue. These plugs block the airways in lungs, making it hard to ...