REPAIR OF BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA VIA CONTRALATERAL THORACOTOMY: REPORT OF TWO CASES

Melih Kaptanoğlu, Aydın Nadir, *Şinasi Manduz, *Kasım Doğan, *İlhan Günay

Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Sivas
*Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Sivas

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Bronchopleural fistula is a common and challenging complication after lung resections. Rethoracotomy, stump revision, thoracoplasty, myoplasty, transpericardial stump revision, fibrin glue, stent applications, contralateral thoracotomy are treatment alternatives. In this article, two patients were treated with contralateral thoracotomy for bronchopleural fistula after left pneumonectomies. We discussed also common reasons and treatment alternatives of post-pneumonectomic bronchopleural fistula under the light of the recent literature.

Keywords : Bronchopleural fistula, empyema, thoracotomy, pneumonectomy

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