title: Intrabronchial valves for treatment of alveolar-pleural fistula in a patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.
abstract: Alveolo-pleural fistula is a common complication of severe pulmonary infection. Some patients require long-term placement of chest tubes until spontaneous closure of the fistula takes place, whereas others require surgical intervention. We report a case of a patient with alveolo-pleural fistula secondary to Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia who was successfully treated with the use of intrabronchial unidirectional valves inserted using flexible bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Pediatrics †Medicine, Kravis Children's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Alfin G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Vicencio
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tozzi
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satchell
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Delbello
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Harkin
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D015505:Chest Tubes; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000382:microbiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D055815:Young Adult