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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Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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D007611:Aprotinin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004653:Empyema / Q000628:therapy; D005176:Factor XIII / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005402:Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D005340:Fibrinogen; D005176:Factor XIII; D007611:Aprotinin; D013917:Thrombin