Surgical stitching or suturing of the bronchial tubes, performed to close tears, fistulas, or surgical openings in the airways.
From Greek 'bronchos' (windpipe) + 'rhaphe' (seam or suture). The suffix '-rrhaphy' is used in surgery to indicate procedures involving stitching or suturing tissues together.
Bronchorrhaphy is one of the trickiest surgical procedures because the bronchial tubes are deep inside the chest and moving constantly with each breath, so surgeons have to work carefully to stitch them without causing scarring that would narrow the airway.
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