• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jul 2013

    Case Reports

    Tuberculosis bronchopleural fistula treated with atrial septal defect occluder.

    • Lin Yang, Jian Kong, Weihua Tao, Yingjian Song, Tonghai Huang, Fan He, Peize Zhang, Xiongmao Cai, Yongchong Dou, and Zheng Wang.
    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medicine College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2013 Jul 1; 96 (1): e9-e11.

    AbstractBronchopleural fistula (BPF) is an uncommon and potentially fatal complication of lobectomy or pneumonectomy, particularly in tuberculosis patients. It is associated with high mortality and its treatment remains a challenge. The development of plugging technology has led to the emergence of less invasive endobronchial methods for treating BPF. We describe the successful treatment of a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patient with BPF using an occlusion device originally designed for transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect. Follow-up over 10 months revealed maintenance of the repair without any recurrence. This novel technique can be effective for treating a tuberculosis patient with postoperative BPF.Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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