HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kirk, A. J. B. Articles by Dark, J. H. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kirk, A. J. B. Articles by Dark, J. H.

Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:147-149
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

---

Articles

Successful surgical management of bronchial dehiscence after single-lung transplantation

Cardiopulmonary Transplant Unit Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Accepted for publication July 27, 1989.

^_* Address reprint requests to Dr Dark, Cardiopulmonary Transplant Unit, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, England.

A case of bronchial dehiscence despite bronchial omentopexy is described in a patient nine days after single-lung transplantation. Rethoracotomy was undertaken as soon as the diagnosis was established before superinfection occurred. Necrotic bronchus was excised, with the anastomosis sited distally on the donor bronchus. The omentum was necrotic, and the new anastomosis was wrapped with a vascularized pedicle of pericardium. Six months after this procedure, the patient remains well.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				V. van Berkel, T. J. Guthrie, V. Puri, A. S. Krupnick, D. Kreisel, G. A. Patterson, and B. F. Meyers Impact of Anastomotic Techniques on Airway Complications After Lung Transplant Ann. Thorac. Surg., July 1, 2011; 92(1): 316 - 321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. M. Mughal, T. R. Gildea, S. Murthy, G. Pettersson, M. DeCamp, and A. C. Mehta Short-Term Deployment of Self-Expanding Metallic Stents Facilitates Healing of Bronchial Dehiscence Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., September 15, 2005; 172(6): 768 - 771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. P. Saad, S. Murthy, G. Krizmanich, and A. C. Mehta Self-Expandable Metallic Airway Stents and Flexible Bronchoscopy: Long-term Outcomes Analysis Chest, November 1, 2003; 124(5): 1993 - 1999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Alvarez, J. Algar, F. Santos, R. Lama, J. L. Aranda, C. Baamonde, J. Lopez-PujolLopez-Pujol, and A. Salvatierra Airway complications after lung transplantation: a review of 151 anastomoses Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, April 1, 2001; 19(4): 381 - 387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				V. R. Kshettry, T. J. Kroshus, M. I. Hertz, D. W. Hunter, S. J. Shumway, and R. M. Bolman III Early and Late Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation: Incidence and Management Ann. Thorac. Surg., June 1, 1997; 63(6): 1576 - 1583. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				H.-J. Schafers, C. M. Schafer, C. Zink, A. Haverich, and H. G. Borst Surgical treatment of airway complications after lung transplantation J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., June 1, 1994; 107(6): 1476 - 1480. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				H. Shennib and G. Massard Airway complications in lung transplantation Ann. Thorac. Surg., February 1, 1994; 57(2): 506 - 511. [Abstract] [PDF]

				I. W. Colquhoun, A. D. Gascoigne, J. Au, P. A. Corrins, C. J. Hilton, and J. H. Dark Airway complications after pulmonary transplantation Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 1994; 57(1): 141 - 145. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D. Oturanlar, W. Klepetko, M. Grimm, A. End, W. Wisser, T. Wekerle, and E. Wolner Management of severe bronchial after bilateral sequential lung transplantation Ann. Thorac. Surg., December 1, 1992; 54(6): 1221 - 1222. [Abstract] [PDF]