Surgical treatment and prevention of bronchial fistula after pneumonectomy
Egiazarian, V.T.; Broder, A.I.; Iapryntsev, I.M.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 145(8): 9-10
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 2177284 Document Number: 348860
Bronchial fistulas made their appearance in 22 patients after pulmonectomy for different diseases of the lungs. Various methods of closing the bronchial fistulas (++trans-sternal, transpleural, contralateral ones) were used. Based on an analysis of clinical observations the authors have developed the strategy and methods of surgical measures as well as prophylactics of complications.