Open AccessBronchoscopic device closure of postoperative bronchopleural fistulae: Novel devices and innovative techniques
Author(s) -
Vikas Marwah,
C.D.S. Katoch,
Kunal Kumar,
Kamal Pathak,
Saikat Bhattacharjee,
Prashant Jindamwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_179_19
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchopleural fistula , closure (psychology) , surgery , bronchoscopy , retrospective cohort study , pneumonectomy , lung , market economy , economics
Bronchoscopic device closure plays a significant role in the nonsurgical management of bronchopleural fistulae (BPF). Herein, we describe our 10-year experience in the management of postoperative BPF using various device closure modalities. This is the largest series of bronchoscopic device closure of BPF being reported from India.