Closure of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with fibrin sealant (Tisseel)

A persistent post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula and empyema were successfully treated by draining and cleansing the empyema cavity and then occluding the fistula with fibrin sealant.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1988-12, Vol.43 (12), p.1015-1016
Hauptverfasser:	Onotera, R T, Unruh, H W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aprotinin - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bronchial Fistula - therapy Drainage Drug Combinations - therapeutic use Empyema - therapy Factor XIII - therapeutic use Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Fibrinogen - therapeutic use Fistula - therapy Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pleural Diseases - therapy Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system Thrombin - therapeutic use Tissue Adhesives - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	A persistent post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula and empyema were successfully treated by draining and cleansing the empyema cavity and then occluding the fistula with fibrin sealant.
ISSN:	0040-6376 1468-3296
DOI:	10.1136/thx.43.12.1015