...Jie Liu; Chun Li; Zilong Liu; Ling Ye; Qinjun Shen; Qunying Hong; Yuanlin Song; Maosong Ye Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) with empyema caused by severe necrotizing pulmonary infection is a complicated clinical problem that is often associated with poor general condition so surgical interventions...

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...Shuliang Guo; Yang Bai; Yishi Li; Tao Chen A large central bronchopleural fistula (BPF) surrounded by mediastinal tissue was successfully closed by local administration of recombinant bovine basic fibroblast growth factor (rbFGF) using the bronchoscope. No complications were observed during...

.... The migration of an inhaled foreign body from the airways to the pleural space through a bronchopleural fistula is an exceptional event. We report a case of a pleural empyema consequent to an inhaled wooden skewer. CT scan and bronchoscopy were unable to identify the foreign body, due to its migration...

...Yiming Zeng; Hong-Zhi Gao; Xiao-Bin Zhang; Hui-Huang Lin Closure of bronchopleural fistula remains a difficult challenge for clinicians. Although several therapeutic approaches have been proposed, the clinical results are commonly unsatisfactory. Previous reports have indicated that autologous...

... showed nodular bronchiectasis in 5 patients and fibrocavitary features in 10 patients. Subpleural cavities were detected in 11 cases (73%). Air-fluid level was detected in the pleural spaces in 14 cases (93%), which made us suspect the presence of bronchopleural fistula. Pleural effusion was detected...

...Paolo Battistoni; Umberto Caterino; Sandro Batzella; Raffaele Dello Iacono; Gabriele Lucantoni; Giovanni Galluccio Background: Bronchopleural fistulae represent a relatively rare complication of pulmonary resection. For inoperable patients, several endoscopic procedures have been described...

...Oren Fruchter; Bayya Abed El Raouf; Nader Abdel-Rahman; Milton Saute; Elchanan Bruckheimer; Mordechai R. Kramer Background: The development of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We have developed a minimally invasive method of bronchoscopic BPF...

...P. Misthos; S. Kakaris; E. Sepsas; K. Athanassiadi; I. Skottis Background: Late postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (LBPF) is a serious complication. Surgical repair of the bronchial stump through a lateral thoracotomy is a dangerous attempt due to mediastinal fibrothorax and the risk...