Thoracoscopic closure of distal bronchopleural fistulas, using tissue glue

Autor:	U Aasebo
Rok vydání:	1989
Předmět:	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Zdroj:	European Respiratory Journal. 2:383-384
ISSN:	1399-3003 0903-1936
DOI:	10.1183/09031936.93.02040383
Popis:	Three patients with distal bronchopleural fistulas, in whom chest tube and drainage did not lead to closure of the fistulas, were successfully treated with tissue glue (Histoacryl), delivered through a thoracoscope. The fistulas were identified by injecting methylene blue through the suction canal of a fibreoptic bronchoscope. Patient 1 had multiple fistulas, needed several treatment sessions, and the effect lasted for 18 months, after which the fistulas recurred. The other two patients showed no sign of recurrence of the fistulas; in one patient until death from other causes after 4 months; and in the other for a follow-up period of 18 months.
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