Omentoplasty and Thoracoplasty for treating postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula in a patient previously submitted to aortic prosthesis implantation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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. Below we describe a case of a patient affected by lef...

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Hauptverfasser:	Rosso Lorenzo, Palleschi Alessandro, Mendogni Paolo, De Simone Matilde, Cioffi Ugo, Nosotti Mario, Ciulla Michele M, Santambrogio Luigi
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	BMC 2009-07-01
Schriftenreihe:	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online-Zugang:	http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/38
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