A Postoperative Bronchopleural Fistule -A Success of the Conservative Treatment (a Case Review)
Špidlen V.', Vodička J.i, Brůha F.2, Chudáček Z.3
'Chirurgická klinika Fakultní nemocnice v Plzni, přednosta prof. MUDr. V. Třeška, DrSc. 2Klinika tuberkulózy a respiračních nemocí Fakultní nemocnice v Plzni, přednosta prof. MUDr. M. Pešek, CSc. 3Radiodiagnostické oddělení Fakultní nemocnice v Plzni, přednosta prim. MUDr. Z. Chudáček, Ph.D. |
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Summary:
Disintegration of the bronchial stub following the lung resection procedures together with development of the bronchopleural fistule and the postoperative empyema of the thorax, remain a feared complication following all lung resections, but especially pneumonectomies. In this čase review, the authors report on a successful conservative management čase, which followed an unsuccessful surgical revision and an attempt for the endobronchial stent Íntroduction. 20 months following the closure of the fistule, the patient shows no signs of a relapse of the disorder
Key words:
pneumonectomy - bronchopleural fistule - conservative treatment
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