Treatment of empyema and bronchopleural fistula by bovine pericardium and latissimus flap.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 95(2): e39-40, 2013 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-23336914
Management of empyema with bronchopleural fistula remains a challenge. A 38-year-old man who had bullous emphysema was hospitalized on account of a right-sided necrotizing pneumonia complicated by empyema that mandated a tube drainage. Persistent air leak from the chest tube was noted, and chest computed tomography confirmed an empyema cavity with a suspicious bronchopleural fistula. This complex condition was successfully treated using fibrin glue with buttressed bovine pericardium to seal the fistula, followed by obliteration of the empyema cavity using a pedicled muscle flap of the latissimus dorsi. There was no recurrence of empyema at a follow-up 5 years after this procedure.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pericardio
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Enfermedades Pleurales
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Colgajos Quirúrgicos
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Fístula del Sistema Respiratorio
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Fístula Bronquial
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Empiema
Límite:
Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos