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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:312-313
© 1989 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Transpericardial bronchial closure with omentopexy for postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

Hiroshi Saito, MD*, Toshihiko Tatsuzawa, MD, Hirokatsu Kikkawa, MD, Makoto Hirano, MD, Mitsuaki Sakatoku, MD

Department of Surgery, Koseiren Takuoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan

Accepted for publication September 20, 1988.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Saito, Department of Surgery, Koseiren Takaoka Hospital, 5-10 Eiraku-cho, Takaoka, 933 Japan.

We report a case of successful closure of a postpneumonectomy bronehopleural fistula by means of the tanspericardial approach with omentopexy through a median sternotomy incision. This method minimizes problems of infection, healing, and pulmonary function.




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