Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome after bronchopleural fistula.
Max S YudovichEliza W BealDesmond M D'SouzaSusan D Moffatt-BruceRobert E MerrittPeter J KneuertzPublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2019)
This case highlights important clinical considerations for correction of a postpneumonectomy syndrome following BPF. A subclinical infection should be ruled out prior to placement of implants. Partial medialization and symptomatic improvement may be accomplished without disrupting the bronchial stump after healed BPF.
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