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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.This report details a rare case of bilateral PAL secondary to necrotising pneumonia in a critically ill patient, successfully managed with simultaneous bilateral endobronchial valves placement, highlighting the feasibility and clinical efficacy of this approach.
Jelena Solujic +3 more
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Endoscopic Bronchopleural Fistula Repair Using Autologous Fat Graft [PDF]
, 2022 Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) represents a not rare catastrophic complication of pulmonary resection with high mortality rates. While surgical treatments of BPF are often technically difficult and can only be tolerated by a limited number of patients ...
Roberto Tonelli +8 more
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Pleural Infection as the First Presentation of a Large Retroperitoneal Abscess
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.This case report describes an 81‐year‐old male patient with an empyema secondary to a retroperitoneal abscess. He was found to have a large hiatus hernia and communication between the retroperitoneal and pleural spaces via a diaphragmatic defect.
Sugam Dhakal +3 more
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Postpneumonectomy bronchial stump recurrence and bronchopleural fistula.
, 2012 Objective: To reduce the incidence of postpneumonectomy local recurrence, and to prevent the onset of bronchopleural fistula. Background: A long bronchial stump with a short tumor-free bronchial margin has been found to be associated with a higher ...
Piromalli E, Cariati A, TAVIANI, MARIO
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Difficult Closure of Open‐Window Thoracostomy After Drainage of an Infected Pulmonary Bulla
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.This report describes an elderly man with an infected pulmonary bulla successfully treated with percutaneous drainage followed by open‐window thoracostomy (OWT) for persistent air leakage. Despite infection control, repeated failures of window closure occurred due to newly appearing bronchial fistulae.
Kazuki Sato +3 more
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, 2008 We report a case of a persistent bronchopleural fistula following a pneumonectomy for post-tuberculosis bronchiectasis. The patient had two unsuccessful surgical attempts at closing of the fistula.
Andronikou S. +6 more
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Stem cell transplantation effectively occludes bronchopleural fistula in an animal model
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Bronchopleural fistula after lung resection still represents a challenging life-threatening complication for thoracic surgeons. Considering its extremely high mortality rate, an effective treatment is urgently required.
F. Acocella +8 more
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Dual Suturing Technique Without Tying for Closure of the Bronchial Stump in Robotic Surgery
Thoracic Cancer, Volume 17, Issue 4, February 2026.Dual barbed sutures secured with ligation clips provide a reliable, ligation‐free technique for bronchial stump closure in robot‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS), as preliminary results confirmed secure closure and no bronchopleural fistula in all evaluated cases.
Daisuke Ito +3 more
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Thoracic Cancer, Volume 17, Issue 3, February 2026.Semi‐continuous suturing significantly reduces bronchial anastomosis time during robotic sleeve lobectomy compared to continuous suturing, without increasing complication rates, offering a safer and more efficient technical option for bronchial reconstruction.
Zhiqiao Chen +10 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2009 Bronchopleural fistula following pneumonectomy is a serious and frightening complication in chest surgery with a high mortality rate. The possibility of curing this complication using a conservative treatment is extremely poor.
Rosso Lorenzo +7 more
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