Long Term Placement of Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot for Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula
Matsuda, E.; Tanaka, T.; Tao, H.; Murata, Y.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 69(5): 352-355
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 27220923 Document Number: 687370
A 63-years old man referred to our hospital complaining of fever and dyspnea. He had severe diabetes. Chest computed tomography revealed left empyema with bronchopleural fistula and right pneumonia. Chest drainage was performed, but his general condition was too bad to perform surgical treatment. We performed bronchial embolization with Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS) which successfully closed the bronchopleural fistula resulting in the cure of pneumonia. Even at 1 year after treatment, good condition is being kept under the placement of EWS.