Novel treatment of bronchopleural fistula in a lung transplant recipient with endobronchial sealant and endobronchial valve placement via robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.
Ishaq J WadiwalaSebastian Fernandez-BussyPankaj GargMostafa AliNeil G FeinglassMathew ThomasSi M PhamPublished in: Journal of surgical case reports (2023)
Bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) are a dreaded complication following pulmonary surgery. Endobronchial valves (EVs), with endobronchial sealant (ES), instilled with robotic bronchoscopy (RB), allow occlusion of BPF, avoiding surgery. The patient was a 71-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis who underwent bilateral lung transplantation and wedge resection of the right middle lobe and left lingula. A BPF was discovered on postoperative day (POD) 21. Conservative measures with chest tubes failed, and robotic-assisted bronchoscopy aided in reaching the bronchial segment and instilling ES, and EV was deployed with the conventional bronchoscope. The pneumothorax was cleared 12 days later, and on POD 56, she was discharged. The RB procedure was successful, with no pneumothorax or BPF symptoms after a median follow-up of POD 284. Robotic endobronchial closure of BPF with EV and ES is an effective treatment option avoiding invasive surgeries.
Keyphrases
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- minimally invasive
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