Post-pneumonectomy oesophageal fistula

Post-pneumonectomy oesophageal fistula.

The complication of oesophagopleural fistula is described in eight of 1,389 patients (0 5%) who underwent pneumonectomy for carcinoma of the bronchus. All the patients had a right pneumonectomy performed and seven of the eight patients developed a bronchopleural fistula before developing an oesophageal fistula. The complication appeared between two weeks and 22 months after pneumonectomy. All t...

eComment. post-pneumonectomy empyema with bronchopleural fistula.

Andreetti et al. regarding the treatment of post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (PPBPF) by self-expandable stent and we agree that this modality can be in the armamentarium of cardiothoracic surgeons [1]. PPBPF is one of the most serious and lethal complications in thoracic surgery. There are well-known predisposing factors related to this devastating postoperative complication such as ex...

One stage repair for an oesophageal fistula after pneumonectomy using an omental pedicle flap.

A 67 year old man developed an oesophageal fistula after a pneumonectomy that was complicated by an empyema. An omental pedicle flap was brought through the diaphragm to repair the fistula and to fill the empyema space. The outcome was successful.

Oesophageal Atresia with Double Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula.

Editorial: Oesophageal Atresia-Tracheoesophageal Fistula