The use of a bone substitute composite in the management of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula.
Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) still represent a formidable therapeutic challenge. Several procedures have been proposed of which the least invasive are gaining distinct recognition and favour. We report the case of small-sized BPF treated by plastering the bronchial stump with a combination of bone substitute composite sprayed on a scaffold made of a Vycril mesh and placed on the mediastinal pleura overlying the right hilum.
Rocco
Gaetano
G
Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Via Semmola 81, 80131 Naples, Italy. Gaetano.Rocco@btopenworld.com
La Rocca
Antonello
A
De Rosa
Vincenzo
V
Accardo
Rosanna
R
D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D018786:Bone Substitutes