Bronchoscopic Treatment of a Bronchopleural Fistula with using Coils and Fibrin Glue: A case report.
- Author:
Seong Joon CHO
1
;
Se Min RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Korea. semin@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pleural disease;
Bronchus;
Bronchoscopy;
Pleural fistula
- MeSH:
Bronchi;
Bronchoscopy;
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive*;
Fibrin*;
Fistula*;
Length of Stay;
Mortality;
Pleural Diseases;
Pneumonia
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;40(9):648-650
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is relatively rare, but it has high morbidity and mortality rates and it is associated with a prolonged hospital stay and high costs. Surgical treatment is the treatment of choice, but other minimal invasive forms of conservative management, and particularly bronchoscopy, have recently been investigated. We report here on the bronchoscopic treatment of a bronchopleural fistula accompanied necrotizing pneumonia, and we used coils and fibrin glue to treat the fistula.
