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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2005;4:248-249. doi:10.1510/icvts.2004.101998
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Case report - Pulmonary

Novel management of a large chronic bronchocutaneous fistula after lobectomy{star}

Mariko Siyue Koh*,1, Anne Ann Ling Hsu1 and Agasthian Thirugnanam2

1 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +65 63214700; fax: +65 62271736.

E-mail address: gm3ksy{at}sgh.com.sg (M. Siyue Koh).

We describe the successful use of silicone stent for the treatment of chronic bronchocutaneous fistula in a patient with a large stump opening of 20 mm in diameter. A literature review of bronchoscopic treatment of bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is also discussed here.

Key Words: Bronchoscopy; Bronchus; Pleura; Fistula; Stents

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