Early post-pneumonectomy bronchial stump fistula.

TitleEarly post-pneumonectomy bronchial stump fistula.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1988
AuthorsPomerantz AH, Derasari MD, Sethi SS, Khan S
JournalChest
Volume93
Issue3
Pagination654-7
Date Published1988 Mar
ISSN0012-3692
KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, Barotrauma, Bronchial Fistula, Humans, Lung, Lung Injury, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Pneumonectomy, Positive-Pressure Respiration, Postoperative Complications, Radiography, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult, Time Factors
Abstract

Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentation, management and prevention in the early postoperative period are discussed.

Alternate JournalChest
PubMed ID3277810

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