title: Late complication of bovine pericardium patches used for lung volume reduction surgery.
abstract: Lung volume reduction surgery has recently become an option for the management of patients with severe emphysema. The procedure consist of resecting non-functional lung in order to improve respiratory mechanics. Because postoperative prolonged air leakage is a serious complication of the operation, most surgeons now use staplers reinforced with bovine pericardial strips to seal the lung. We report a patient where the migration of an intact pericardium patch caused an obstructive pneumonia and recurrent hemoptysis over several years.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie, Cardiology and Thoracic Institute of University Laval, Hôpital Laval, 2725 chemin Sainte-Foy, G1V 4G5, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada. steeveprovencher@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Steeve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Provencher
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed