Treatment of a transdiaphragmatic fistula with an endobronchial-blocking catheter.
We report a case of a bronchosubphrenic fistula in a 59-year-old female following hemicolectomy complicated by fecal peritonitis. The patient needed intubation and positive-pressure ventilation, which caused a massive air leak. The fistula was treated using an endobronchial blocking catheter in combination with antibiotic treatment and drainage.
Glümer Jensen
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus Amtssygehus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. martinglymer@dadlnet.dk
Knudsen
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Schønemann
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D003082:Colectomy; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents