A novel technique for bronchopleural fistula closure: An hourglass-shaped stent

Bronchopleural Fistula

A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with diffuse swelling and crepitus of his face, chest, and extremities due to subcutaneous air (Figure). The patient had a history of lung cancer and had undergone a video-assisted transthoracic surgery (VATS) with decortications. His airway was maintained, and the patient reported only minimal shortness of breath with change in his phonat...

S-shaped Wound Closure Technique for Dumbbell-shaped Keloids

Dog-ear collection, Z-plasty, and W-plasty are often performed for excision of dumbbell-shaped keloids; however, these procedures require additional incisions or excision of normal skin. Thus, an S-shaped wound closure technique was performed. The keloid lesions were extralesionally excised above the deep fascia, and the wound edges were shifted in opposite directions along the major axis to fo...

Tracheobronchial stenting for management of bronchopleural fistula: a novel solution to an old problem.

Ultraflex expandable metallic stent for the treatment of a bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy.

Closure of a Recurrent Bronchopleural Fistula Using a Matrix Seeded With Patient-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

: Management of recurrent bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after pneumonectomy remains a challenge. Although a variety of devices and techniques have been described, definitive management usually involves closure of the fistula tract through surgical intervention. Standard surgical approaches for BPF incur significant morbidity and mortality and are not reliably or uniformly successful. We describe...