This is among the big questions raised by an Inquirer investigation into a life-saving procedure to treat plastic bronchitis and other lymphatic disorders, invented at CHOP more than a decade ago.

Histopathological examination showed a composite of fibrin, mucus and inflammatory infiltrates (Figure b), thus raising the clinical suspicion of plastic bronchitis. Plastic bronchitis (PB ...

The Inquirer found that Michael Sylvestre’s death followed years of previously undisclosed concerns inside a CHOP program that had pioneered a novel treatment for plastic bronchitis, a ...