Open AccessColo-pleural fistula following pneumonectomy
Author(s) -
Babajide O. Olubaniyi,
Eustace Fontaine,
Richard D. Page
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.09.026
Subject(s) - pneumonectomy , medicine , fistula , diaphragmatic breathing , surgery , resection , lung , pathology , alternative medicine
Following pneumonectomy and diaphragmatic reconstruction for carcinoid tumour, a fistula developed between the pneumonectomy space and the splenic flexure of the colon. The problem was successfully treated by colon resection and thoracoplasty.
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