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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 47, 312-313, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Transpericardial bronchial closure with omentopexy for postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula

H Saito, T Tatsuzawa, H Kikkawa, M Hirano and M Sakatoku
Department of Surgery, Koseiren Takaoka Hospital, Takaoka, Japan.

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

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