Closure of a Postpneumonectomy Main Bronchus Fistula Using Video-Assisted Mediastinal Surgery

Closure of a Postpneumonectomy Main Bronchus Fistula Using Video-Assisted Mediastinal Surgery

Disruption of a mainstem bronchus is a rare but dreaded complication of pneumonectomy. After an anatomic study on cadavers, we successfully used a video mediastinoscope to close a postpneumonectomy main bronchus fistula via a cervical incision.

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1996-04, Vol.109 (4), p.1097-1098
Hauptverfasser: Azωrin, Jacques F., Francisci, Marc P., Tremblay, Bruno, Larmignat, Philippe, Carvaillo, Didier
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Sprache:eng
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Bronchial Fistula - etiology
Bronchial Fistula - surgery
bronchopleural fistula
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Endoscopes
Endoscopy - methods
Female
Fistula - etiology
Fistula - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Mediastinoscopes
mediastinoscopy
Mediastinoscopy - methods
Pleural Diseases - etiology
Pleural Diseases - surgery
Pneumonectomy - adverse effects
video-assisted surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Disruption of a mainstem bronchus is a rare but dreaded complication of pneumonectomy. After an anatomic study on cadavers, we successfully used a video mediastinoscope to close a postpneumonectomy main bronchus fistula via a cervical incision.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.109.4.1097