Control of massive hemoptysis by embolization of bronchial arteries was achieved in two patients with bronchopleural fistula. Both patients would have been prohibitive risks for thoracotomy. The indications, contraindications, and technique of the procedure are presented as well as a review of the literature.

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...

We report an unusual case of a patient with a bronchopleural-subcutaneous fistula that occurred 3 years following a lobectomy and en bloc chest wall resection for carcinoma. Following a sudden resolution of subcutaneous emphysema, an epidural air collection developed. Spontaneous pneumorrhachis is a previously unreported late complication after surgical or radiation therapy for lung carcinoma.

Background and Objective: The aim of this review is to focus on post-resectional broncho-pleural fistula pathophysiology, clinical management, surgical approach future perspectives treatment. Bronchopleural (BPF) a pathological communication between the airways pleural cavity that may occur after pulmonary resection chest traumas or following complications thoracic infections disruption lung pa...