title: Bronchial myoplasty with the use of latissimus dorsi muscle--a case study.
abstract: Dehiscence of the bronchial stump as well as the tracheo-bronchial-pleural fistula is a rare but life-threatening complication of pulmonary resections. Absence of the immediately accessible well vascularized soft tissues makes successful direct resuture of the bronchial stump or local closure of the defect problematic, particularly in the infected terrain. The authors describe a case study of successful closure of the tracheo-bronchial defect with the use of pediculated latissimus dorsi muscle in a cachectic 63-year-old patient after a right-side pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic. kletensky@volny.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kletenský
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fanta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prokopová
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*