[The treatment of bronchopleural fistulae due to bronchial dehiscence by chest wall interventions. The authors' personal experience].
The authors present their personal experience of three cases of bronchial fistulae post pneumonectomy or lobectomy. Surgical treatment was not done directly on the bronchial stump but by thoracoplasty. This approach to the thoracic chest gets good results on condition that stabilization in reexpansion of residual parenchyma and drainage of bronchial secretions is carried out.
Biraghi
T
T
Divisione Chirurgica Pietro Bucalossi, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, Milano.
Arcieri
K
K
Ubezio
D
D
D'Urbano
C
C
Della Barba
A
A
Sampietro
R
R
D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000379:methods*