Plastic bronchitis is a serious condition caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in the lungs. When lymph fluid doesn’t drain correctly, it leaks into the airways where it forms casts.

Plastic bronchitis is a rare respiratory condition that leads to thick, rubbery mucus in the airways, known as bronchial casts. It can affect breathing and oxygen levels. The casts consist of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

DÄ international Archive 13/2024 Idiopathic Plastic Bronchitis. Clinical Snapshot Idiopathic Plastic Bronchitis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2024; 121: 435. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0238.

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 ...