Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
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A case of successful endoscopic closure of a bronchopleural fistula with fibrin glue was reported. Fifty-eight-year-old man underwent right lower lobectomy for lung carcinoma. On the 21st postoperative day, he suffered from high fever and diagnosed as right side pyothorax. ⋯ This procedure was performed twice for two weeks interval. The fistula was completely closed about a month after the trial. This method is useful to close postoperative small bronchopleural fistula without surgical intervention.