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Use of a modified Dumon stent for postoperative bronchopleural fistula
Hisashi Tsukada1, Hiroaki Osada
1Division of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. tsukada@tf6.so-net.ne.jp
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|October 26, 2005
Abstract:
This report describes a case of a postoperative bronchopleural fistula successfully managed with a modified Dumon stent. Surgical interventions for the bronchopleural fistula with empyema were subsequently avoided. Dumon stent is an acceptable option for the treatment of postoperative bronchopleural fistulas.
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