Broncho-pleural fistula following vacuum-assisted closure therapy

J Card Surg. 2013 Jul;28(4):397-8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12126. Epub 2013 May 27.

Abstract

We report a case of bronchopleural-cutaneous fistula following long-term vacuum-assisted closure therapy to manage a sternal dehiscence after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Fistula / etiology*
  • Bronchial Fistula / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Cutaneous Fistula / etiology
  • Cutaneous Fistula / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / methods
  • Pleural Diseases / etiology*
  • Pleural Diseases / surgery
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / etiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Fistula / surgery
  • Sternotomy
  • Sternum
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / therapy*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / complications
  • Treatment Outcome