Bronchopleural fistula after bilateral sequential lobar lung transplantation: Technical details of a successful repair

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr;149(4):e67-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.12.029. Epub 2014 Dec 18.

Authors

Alex D'Angelo¹, Jay K Bhama¹, Maria Crespo¹, Joseph Pilewski¹, Norihisa Shigemura¹, Christian Bermudez¹, James D Luketich¹, Jonathan D'Cunha²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Electronic address: dcunhaj@upmc.edu.

PMID: 25619804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.12.029

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchial Fistula / diagnosis
Bronchial Fistula / etiology
Bronchial Fistula / surgery*
Bronchoscopy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery*
Intercostal Muscles / surgery*
Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Lung Transplantation / methods
Middle Aged
Omentum / blood supply*
Omentum / surgery*
Pleural Diseases / diagnosis
Pleural Diseases / etiology
Pleural Diseases / surgery*
Reoperation
Respiratory Tract Fistula / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Fistula / etiology
Respiratory Tract Fistula / surgery*
Surgical Flaps*
Treatment Outcome