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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:326-328
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Closure of bronchopleural fistulas using Albumin-Glutaraldehyde tissue adhesive

Jules Lin, MDa, Mark D. Iannettoni, MDa*

a Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Accepted for publication April 29, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Shiraishi, Division of Pediatrics, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan 602-8566.
e-mail: isao{at}koto.kpu-m.ac.jp

Bronchopleural fistulas are a life-threatening complication of pulmonary resection. A 21-year-old woman developed a large bronchopleural fistula after undergoing a pneumonectomy for carcinoid tumor. Despite bronchial stump revision and omental coverage, the fistula recurred. The second patient is a 42-year-old woman with a history of multiple thoracotomies who developed a bronchopleural fistula following aortic root replacement. Using either rigid bronchoscopy or thoracoscopy, these fistulas were evaluated and sealed with an albumin-glutaraldehyde tissue adhesive that may have improved strength and biocompatibility compared with other tissue sealants. This approach may be an effective alternative in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulas.




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