Postpneumonectomy stump fistula in a ventilated patient.
The development of a postpneumonectomy stump fistula in a ventilated patient is a feared and frequently fatal event. Furthermore, the necessity of a pneumonectomy from sequelae of blunt trauma is rare. We describe the salvage of a young patient with a combination of the above events. The method involves the use of a simple intravenous bag "plombage" in combination with a regional thoracoplasty to buttress a resutured bronchial stump.
De Groot
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Douie
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D000293:Adolescent; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013908:Thoracotomy