Successful Closure of Postoperative Bronchopleural Fistula With Granulation After Submucosal Injection and Spreading of Fibrin Glue

ABSTRACT In the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, it is necessary to consider bronchoscopic intervention and surgery depending on the patient's condition and fistula size. Submucosal injection and spreading of fibrin glue under bronchoscopy may be useful methods for the closure of small, pi...

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Published in:Clinical Case Reports
Main Authors: Satoshi Tanaka, Junji Uchida, Yasunobu Funakoshi, Kiyonobu Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-10-01
Subjects:
bronchopleural fistula
fibrin glue
granulation
submucosal injection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71103
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Summary:ABSTRACT In the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, it is necessary to consider bronchoscopic intervention and surgery depending on the patient's condition and fistula size. Submucosal injection and spreading of fibrin glue under bronchoscopy may be useful methods for the closure of small, pinhole‐like fistulas that are several millimeters in size.
ISSN:2050-0904

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