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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Amoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually. Apart from dysentery, it can manifest as extraintestinal disease, most commonly liver abscess, and rarely pulmonary, cardiac, and brain involvement.
Ahnal NH, Mohd Nawi SN, Wan Ghazali WS, Muhd Besari A, Sazali H, Hadi F.   +5 more
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Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot for Acute Empyema With Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Series. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report three elderly patients with acute infectious empyema complicated by bronchopleural fistula (BPF), all successfully managed with early endobronchial Watanabe spigot (EWS) placement as a first‐line intervention. These observations suggest that EWS can be considered a proactive and minimally invasive primary option to abolish air leakage and ...
Yokota K, Niitsu T, Tanaka S, Nagira D, Nishibeppu S, Takada N, Tobita S, Yaga M, Ueno K, Funakoshi Y.   +9 more
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Successful Closure of Postoperative Bronchopleural Fistula With Granulation After Submucosal Injection and Spreading of Fibrin Glue. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT In the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas, it is necessary to consider bronchoscopic intervention and surgery depending on the patient's condition and fistula size. Submucosal injection and spreading of fibrin glue under bronchoscopy may be useful methods for the closure of small, pinhole‐like fistulas that are several millimeters in size.
Tanaka S, Uchida J, Funakoshi Y, Ueno K.
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Treatment of Bronchopleural and Alveolopleural Fistulas in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, a Case Series and Literature Review

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
OBJECTIVES:. To describe a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management strategy for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome complicated by bronchopleural and alveolopleural fistula with air leaks.
Mazen F. Odish, MD, Jenny Yang, MD, George Cheng, MD, PhD, Cassia Yi, RN, MSN, Eugene Golts, MD, Michael Madani, MD, Travis Pollema, DO, Robert L. Owens, MD   +7 more
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Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Purpose The study aimed to assess the magnitude, risk factors, and management outcome of patients with a bronchopleural fistula at multiple centres in Ethiopia. Method and materials A ten years (September 2012 - August 2021) institution-based multicenter
Samuel Tesfaye Woldemariam, Israel Bekele Molla, Seyoum Kassa Merine, Dereje Gulilat Yilma   +3 more
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Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as central bronchopleural fistula—a case report with review of literature

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2021
Background Bronchopleural fistula (BFF) is a fistulous communication between the trachea or bronchus and the pleural space. Central type of bronchopleural fistula is usually post-surgical. Infective cause for central bronchopleural fistula is rare.
Elamparidhi Padmanaban, Preethi Kannan, Umamageswari Amirthalingam, Sudhakar Pitchumani, Padma Rekha   +4 more
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The use of diaphragmatic flap for the main bronchus stump reinforcement in right-sided pneumonectomy performed for destructive pulmonary tuberculosis with drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2022
INTRODUCTION. Drug-resistant tuberculosis with subtotal and total lesion of one of the lungs is the most common indication for pneumonectomy. This operation is accompanied by a high risk of postoperative complications, among which the most dangerous is ...
A. O. Avetisyan, I. S. Serezvin, G. G. Kudriashov, A. V. Chausov, E. A. Davydenkova, O. P. Sokolova, V. F. Li, K. A. Stashkova, P. K. Yablonskii   +8 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscpic muscle transposition for acute empyema. [PDF]

, 2015
Muscle flap transposition is one of the surgical treatment options for empyema with alveolarpleural fistula (APF) or bronchopleural fistula (BPF). This surgical procedure is invasive because it is typically performed by standard thoracotomy. We performed
Kanzaki Masato, Kikkawa Takuma, Maeda Hideyuki, Onuki Takamasa   +3 more
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Adjustable inspiratory occlusion valve in experimental bronchopleural fistula. A new therapeutic perspective [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2015
PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of an adjustable inspiratory occlusion valve in experimental bronchopleural fistula during mechanical ventilation.METHODS:We studied six mechanically ventilated pigs in a surgically created, reproducible model of ...
Maria Gabriela Cavicchia Toneloto, Marcos Mello Moreira, Joaquim Murray Bustorff-Silva, Gabriel Franco de Souza, Luiz Claudio Martins, Desanka Dragosavac, Antonio Luis Eiras Falcão   +6 more
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Bronchoscopic interventions for bronchopleural fistulas

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2023
Bronchopleural fistula is a potentially fatal disease most often caused after pneumonectomy. Concomitant problems such as pulmonary infection and respiratory failure are typically the main contributors to patient mortality because of the improper contact
Lingli Jin, Yaqing Li
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