title: Bronchopleural fistula following laparoscopic liver resection.
abstract: A rare case is presented of a 58-year-old woman who developed a bronchopleural fistula following a laparoscopic liver resection for a colorectal metastasis. The bronchopleural fistula was finally diagnosed when after repeated admissions for chest infections, the patient coughed up surgical clips. We propose a management plan based on our experience and hope this case report will add to the scarce reports of postoperative bronchopleural fistula cases in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.affiliation: Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Amritpal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kundra
authors.affiliation: Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcea
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology