Novel technique to repair a bronchopleural fistula after esophagectomy using wide intercostal muscle flap fixed by azygos vein and bronchus: a case report

BACKGROUND: Post-esophagectomy bronchopleural fistulas can be life-threatening in patients who are exhausted, for example, by surgical stress and pleural infection; therefore, establishment of a reliable surgical procedure is extremely important. We here report a novel procedure entailing muscle fla...

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Autores principales: Honda, Yohei, Taira, Akihiro, Hirai, Ayako, Kuroda, Koji, Ichiki, Yoshinobu, Tanaka, Fumihiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32728786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-00908-8

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