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New frontier for intracardiac devices: Endobronchial occlusion of bronchopleural fistula with CERA device
Author(s) -
Chamié Francisco,
Nigri David Henrique,
Haddad Rui
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25029
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchopleural fistula , intracardiac injection , pneumonectomy , surgery , radiology , fistula , bronchoscopy , mediastinal shift , lung cancer , lung
We report on a 57‐year‐old patient suffering from advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, ultimately submitted to intrapericardial left pneumonectomy with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Imaging examination showed a left bronchopleural fistula that needed to be occluded. Due to the patient's high surgical risk, endobronchial closure with intracardiac device was performed. The ASD CERA™ device (Lifetech Schenzhen, China) was chosen. The procedure was successful and the patient was discharge from the hospital 5 days thereafter. Endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistulas with intracardiac devices is feasible and may become an excellent option for those very ill patients. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.