title: Muscle plombage for extensive bronchial necrosis after right lower lobectomy.
abstract: Bronchial stump necrosis is a lethal complication after pulmonary resection. We report a patient who had extensive necrosis of the intermediate bronchus after right lower lobectomy. The large bronchial defect was successfully fixed with latissimus dorsi muscle and replaced by bronchial epithelialization.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 1-3311 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. tcvtzk@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tetsuka
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanai
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome