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Title | Early post-pneumonectomy bronchial stump fistula. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1988 |
Authors | Pomerantz AH, Derasari MD, Sethi SS, Khan S |
Journal | Chest |
Volume | 93 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 654-7 |
Date Published | 1988 Mar |
ISSN | 0012-3692 |
Keywords | Adenocarcinoma, 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 Journal | Chest |
PubMed ID | 3277810 |