title: New frontier for intracardiac devices: endobronchial occlusion of bronchopleural fistula with CERA device.
abstract: We report on a 57-year-old patient suffering from advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, ultimately submitted to intrapericardial left pneumonectomy with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Imaging examination showed a left bronchopleural fistula that needed to be occluded. Due to the patient's high surgical risk, endobronchial closure with intracardiac device was performed. The ASD CERA™ device (Lifetech Schenzhen, China) was chosen. The procedure was successful and the patient was discharge from the hospital 5 days thereafter. Endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistulas with intracardiac devices is feasible and may become an excellent option for those very ill patients.
authors.affiliation: INTERCAT-Interventional Cardiology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Samaritano Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chamié
authors.forename: David Henrique
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nigri
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: bronchoscopy; devices and implants; interventional therapy; pneumonectomy