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10.5606/gkdc.dergisi.2012.033
Sleeve resection for postlobectomy stump fistulas: a case report
Alper Toker, Serhan Tanju, Şükrü Dilege
Department of Thoracic Surgery, İstanbul University, İstanbul Medical School, İstanbul
DOI : 10.5606/gkdc.dergisi.2012.033
In this article, we present three cases who had
postresectional bronchial stump fistulas after resection
for lung cancer. Two cases had right upper lobectomy
and one case had a right upper double (bronchial
and vascular) sleeve bilobectomy operation. Two cases
underwent sleeve resections of the right main bronchus,
while one patient underwent resection of the carina for the
treatment of bronchopleural fistula. Sleeve resection may
be an alternative treatment method for bronchopleural
stump fistulas that develop after lung cancer resection.
Keywords : Fistula; lung cancer; sleeve resection; surgery
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