title: Management of a large bronchopleural fistula using a tracheobronchial stent.
abstract: Bronchopleural fistula, one of the most serious complications following pneumonectomy, has a complicated treatment protocol and carries a high mortality rate. We present a case report of a 75-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lobe with positive peribronchial hilar nodes who underwent a right pneumonectomy. She represented with a large bronchopleural fistula one month postoperatively, eventually treated by a novel tracheobronchial stenting procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Level 4, East Wing, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: Sanjay S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Marcus D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pyragius
authors.forename: Pallav J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stubberfield
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jurisevic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaloob
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015607:Stents; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*