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Bronchopleural fistula treated with a covered wallstent.

Jones NC, Kirk AJ, Edwards RD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. nc.jones@btinternet.com

Bronchopleural fistula is a well-recognized complication of pneumonectomy, which presents a difficult challenge to the thoracic surgeon. We report the successful treatment of a bronchopleural fistula after right pneumonectomy for lung cancer, using a covered esophageal stent.

Published 21 December 2005 in Ann Thorac Surg, 81(1): 364-6.
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