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Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome after bronchopleural fistula.

Max S YudovichEliza W BealDesmond M D'SouzaSusan D Moffatt-BruceRobert E MerrittPeter J Kneuertz
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • ultrasound guided