Treatment of a transdiaphragmatic fistula with an endobronchial-blocking catheter.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of a bronchosubphrenic fistula in a 59-year-old female following hemicolectomy complicated by fecal peritonitis. The patient needed intubation and positive-pressure ventilation, which caused a massive air leak. The fistula was treated using an endobronchial blocking catheter in combination with antibiotic treatment and drainage.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Fistula
- Catheterization
- Diaphragm
- Fistula