title: Endobronchial closure of postoperative bronchopleural fistula using vascular occluding coils and n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.
abstract: We report herein 2 patients with intractable postoperative bronchopleural fistula with empyema after lobectomy or subsegmentectomy. The patients underwent several treatments including thoracotomy, but the fistula closure was not successful. Finally, the bronchopleural fistula was successfully treated by endobronchial closure using vascular occluding coils and n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl).
authors.affiliation: Department of Respirology, Kishiwada City Hospital, Kishiwada City, Osaka, Japan. kch-16@kch.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uwokawa
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D004659:Enbucrilate