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Early post-pneumonectomy bronchial stump fistula
A H Pomerantz1, M D Derasari, S S Sethi
1Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Mount Sinai-Daroff Division, Philadelphia.
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|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentation, management and prevention in the early postoperative period are discussed.