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Published on: December 23, 2022
Bronchopulmonary fistula closure with an Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder
Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas1, Jason Elinoff, Jon R Resar
1Johns Hopkins University, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Blalock 524B, 600 N, Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. konstantinosdean@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Bronchopulmonary fistula, a communication between the bronchial airway and the pleural space, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality often requiring surgical therapy. A successful closure of a fistula from the posterior trachea to the right apical pleural space in a 60-year-old man with a history of Barrett's esophagus, esophagectomy, multiple pulmonary infections, and right upper lobectomy using an Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder via a transbronchial approach is reported.
