Early Post-Pneumonectomy Bronchial Stump Fistula

Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complicati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1988-03, Vol.93 (3), p.654-657
Hauptverfasser:	Pomerantz, Arthur H., Derasari, Manjul D., Sethi, Surinder S., Khan, Saleem
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - complications Adenocarcinoma - surgery Barotrauma - complications Barotrauma - etiology Biological and medical sciences Bronchial Fistula - diagnostic imaging Bronchial Fistula - etiology Bronchial Fistula - surgery Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung Injury Lung Neoplasms - complications Lung Neoplasms - surgery Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumonectomy Positive-Pressure Respiration - adverse effects Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - surgery Radiography Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - therapy Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentation, management and prevention in the early postoperative period are discussed.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.93.3.654