[A case of successful closure of multiple lung fistulae by omental pedicle flap after intrapleural sponge plombage 34 years before].
A case of successful closure of pulmonary fistulae by omental pedicle flap is reported. A 58-year-old female with chronic empyema as a sequela of pulmonary tuberculosis was referred with complaints of fever and purulent sputa. After extirpation of spongy "Plombs" (Vinylsponge) which had filled pleural space in previous operation done 34 years before, omental pedicle flap was fixed by sutures to multiple lung fistulae. Omental pedicle was not filled up all the empyema cavity. We anticipate that an omental pedicle flap covering the lung fistulae will be a simpler but promising method of closing lung fistulae, while simultaneously preventive of infection of residual cavity.
Tatsumi
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenri Hospital.
Kitano
M
M
Matsui
T
T
Nagasaki
F
F
Yamashita
N
N
Huang
C
C
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004653:Empyema / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery