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Case Reports
Successful management of a large bronchopleural fistula after lobectomy: report of a case.
- Shigebumi Tanaka, Toshiki Yajima, Akira Mogi, and Hiroyuki Kuwano.
- Department of Surgical Science, Gunma Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
- Surg. Today. 2011 Dec 1; 41 (12): 1661-4.
AbstractThe development of bronchopleural fistula after pulmonary resection is a well-known complication associated with a high mortality rate. We herein describe the successful management of a bronchopleural fistula using a rib and intercostal muscle in a patient with a large stump opening of 25 mm in diameter. A flap with rib and intercostal muscle is useful for large bronchopleural fistulas to avoid airway stenosis.
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