“…Endobronchial treatment for persistent air leaks has been described by a number of techniques, using valves, spigots, and a combination of autologous blood with hemostatic synthetic material [ [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] ]. Autologous blood-patch repair with thrombin has been described only recently [ 4 , 8 , 12 ], and only once at bedside [ 12 ].…”