title: Broncho-pleural fistula following vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
abstract: We report a case of bronchopleural-cutaneous fistula following long-term vacuum-assisted closure therapy to manage a sternal dehiscence after coronary artery bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Faculty Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. nidal81@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nedal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Habal
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mandak
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chek
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome