• Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Aug 2009

    Case Reports

    The use of a bone substitute composite in the management of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula.

    • Gaetano Rocco, Antonello La Rocca, Vincenzo De Rosa, and Rosanna Accardo.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Via Semmola 81, 80131 Naples, Italy. Gaetano.Rocco@btopenworld.com
    • Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Aug 1;36(2):415-6.

    AbstractPost-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) still represent a formidable therapeutic challenge. Several procedures have been proposed of which the least invasive are gaining distinct recognition and favour. We report the case of small-sized BPF treated by plastering the bronchial stump with a combination of bone substitute composite sprayed on a scaffold made of a Vycril mesh and placed on the mediastinal pleura overlying the right hilum.

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