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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:635-636
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Transsternal transpericardial closure of a postlobectomy bronchopleural fistula

Yael Refaely, MDa, Michael Paley, MDa, David A. Simansky, MDa, Yeudit Rozenman, MDb, Alon Yellin, MD*a

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tel Hashomer, Israel
b Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

Accepted for publication February 14, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Yellin, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

We report a case of chronic empyema and bronchopleural fistula after lobectomy for tuberculosis. The patient had undergone four different surgical procedures to correct his bronchopleural fistula during an interval of seven years. Finally, he had a successful closure of the fistula using the transsternal transpericardial approach.






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