title: Successful management of a large bronchopleural fistula after lobectomy: report of a case.
abstract: The development of bronchopleural fistula after pulmonary resection is a well-known complication associated with a high mortality rate. We herein describe the successful management of a bronchopleural fistula using a rib and intercostal muscle in a patient with a large stump opening of 25 mm in diameter. A flap with rib and intercostal muscle is useful for large bronchopleural fistulas to avoid airway stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Science, Gunma Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigebumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mogi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007366:Intercostal Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps