Abstract
1/2022
vol. 19
Letter to the Editor
Combined surgery and endoluminal vacuum therapy for bronchial fistula and esophageal leakage after surgery for synchronous lung and esophageal cancer
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Kardiochirugia i Torakochirugia Polska 2022; 19 (1): 56-58
Online publish date: 2022/03/24
Simultaneous esophageal resection and pulmonary lobectomy for synchronous esophageal cancer and lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications, including esophageal leakage and broncho-pleural fistula [1]. Endoluminal vacuum therapy (EVT) has been reported to be effective in the treatment of anastomotic leak after esophageal resection [2]. However, in the event of a bronchial fistula, EVT may cause significant air leakage through the fistulas, which may eventually lead to respiratory complications and impede negative pressure treatment. Here we present a patient with bronchopleural and esophagopleural fistula successfully treated with surgery and EVT.
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