The use of a bone substitute composite in the management of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Aug;36(2):415-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.020. Epub 2009 May 23.

Abstract

Post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) still represent a formidable therapeutic challenge. Several procedures have been proposed of which the least invasive are gaining distinct recognition and favour. We report the case of small-sized BPF treated by plastering the bronchial stump with a combination of bone substitute composite sprayed on a scaffold made of a Vycril mesh and placed on the mediastinal pleura overlying the right hilum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Substitutes / therapeutic use*
  • Bronchial Fistula / therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleura / diagnostic imaging
  • Pleural Diseases / therapy*
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Bone Substitutes