Fenestration without rib resection for postoperative bronchopleural fistula

Fenestration without rib resection for postoperative bronchopleural fistula

Abstract Background Fenestration is performed in patients with bronchopleural fistula to avoid a life-threatening situation. However, usually, this procedure is required 9-cm mean length of the incision with rib resection. Case presentation A 73-year-old man underwent right lower lobectomy with lymp...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Kanayama, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Katsuma Yoshimatsu, Yusuke Takeda, Kasumi Kusanagi, Teruaki Ishida, Masataka Mori, Hiroki Matsumiya, Yusuke Nabe, Akihiro Taira, Shinji Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Masaru Takenaka, Ayako Hirai, Naoko Imanishi, Kazue Yoneda, Fumihiro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Fenestration
Without rib resection
Postoperative bronchial fistula
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0629-2

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