Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation

Spiliopoulos, Anastase; De Perrot, Marc Eugène Antoine; Licker, Marc; Murith, Nathan; Robert, John

doi:10.1080/14017430050142486

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Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation

ContributorsSpiliopoulos, Anastase; De Perrot, Marc Eugène Antoine; Licker, Marc; Murith, Nathan; Robert, John

Published inScandinavian cardiovascular journal, vol. 34, no. 1, p. 92-94

Publication date2000

Abstract

Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy is a dreaded complication, because of its high morbidity and mortality. We describe a successful technique using closed-chest irrigation of the pleural cavity continued with transposition of a latissimus dorsi island flap.

Keywords

Aged
Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use
Bronchial Fistula/epidemiology/etiology/therapy
Humans
Incidence
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal/transplantation
Pleura
Pleural Diseases/epidemiology/etiology/therapy
Pneumonectomy/adverse effects
Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Suction
Surgical Flaps
Therapeutic Irrigation/methods
Treatment Outcome

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SPILIOPOULOS, Anastase et al. Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation. In: Scandinavian cardiovascular journal, 2000, vol. 34, n° 1, p. 92–94. doi: 10.1080/14017430050142486

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PID : unige:55618
DOI : 10.1080/14017430050142486
PMID : 10816069

Journal ISSN1401-7431

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Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation

Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy is a dreaded complication, because of its high morbidity and mortality. We describe a successful technique using closed-chest irrigation of the pleural cavity continued with transposition of a latissimus dorsi island flap.

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