TY - JOUR
T1 - Multimodal Treatment for Post-Pneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula Associated With Empyema
AU - Andreetti, Claudio
AU - Menna, Cecilia
AU - D'Andrilli, Antonio
AU - Ibrahim, Mohsen
AU - Maurizi, Giulio
AU - Poggi, Camilla
AU - Rendina, Erino Angelo
AU - Venuta, Federico
AU - Santini, Mario
AU - Fiorelli, Alfonso
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula associated with empyema still remains a dreaded complication in thoracic surgery. A variety of surgical and endoscopic procedures have been proposed over the years, but none of these has been suitable for all patients. Herein, we report a new multimodal approach, including the insertion of tracheobronchial conical stent, the open pleural packing, and the closure of bronchial stump with omentoplasty. This procedure was successfully applied in 11 patients with post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with empyema.
AB - Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula associated with empyema still remains a dreaded complication in thoracic surgery. A variety of surgical and endoscopic procedures have been proposed over the years, but none of these has been suitable for all patients. Herein, we report a new multimodal approach, including the insertion of tracheobronchial conical stent, the open pleural packing, and the closure of bronchial stump with omentoplasty. This procedure was successfully applied in 11 patients with post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with empyema.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.094
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.094
M3 - Article
C2 - 30009802
AN - SCOPUS:85055751855
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 106
SP - e337-e339
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -