title: Endoscopic sealing of bronchopleural fistulas with submucosal injection of a tissue expander: a novel technique.
abstract: The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) continues to represent a challenging management problem, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. A novel and successful technique that uses submucosal injection of a tissue expander for bronchoscopic occlusion of BPFs has been designed. This method may be used either alone or in combination with bronchoscopic instillation of n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue. The occlusion technique is described, with a presentation of two patients who were successfully treated with this method. The submucosal injection of a tissue expander is an effective, economical and minimally invasive technique for managing BPFs.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología y Alergia, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Cayo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García-Polo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: León-Jiménez
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: López-Campos
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnedillo
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González-Moya
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fernández-Berni
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005936:Glucans; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005936:Glucans; C431745:durasphere; D015040:Zirconium