Bronchopleural fistula treatment with use of a bronchial stent-graft occluder

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2006 Sep;17(9):1539-43. doi: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000235693.76378.1E.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe our experience in the successful treatment of two patients with postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (BPF). With use of computed tomography reformatting, the stent-graft occluders were tailored to precisely fit the fistula site and remnant bronchus stump. These were placed under fluoroscopic guidance via a preexisting chest tube tract in one case and via an open thoracostomy window site in the other. The BPFs were successfully occluded without complications, and the stent-graft occluders remained stable in position for 1 year and 6 months of follow-up, respectively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchial Fistula / etiology
  • Bronchial Fistula / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Diseases / etiology
  • Pleural Diseases / therapy*
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / etiology
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / therapy*
  • Stents*