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Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal (2000) 34(1) 92-94
DOI: 10.1080/14017430050142486
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Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy is a dreaded complication, because of its high morbidity and mortality. We describe a successful technique using closed-chest irrigation of the pleural cavity continued with transposition of a latissimus dorsi island flap.

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Spiliopoulos, A., De Perrot, M., Licker, M., Murith, N., & Robert, J. (2000). Successful closure of postpneumonectomy bronchopleural fistulae by latissimus dorsi island flap and closed-chest irrigation. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 34(1), 92–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/14017430050142486

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