Iconography, Physiopathology and Spontaneous Healing of a Broncho – Pleural Fistula Following a Right Pneumonectomy for NSCLC

Flavio Colaut; Aurelio Piazza; Tommaso Stecca; Micaela Romagnoli; Catino Cosimo; Giovanni Morana; Marco Massani

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Iconography, Physiopathology and Spontaneous Healing of a Broncho – Pleural Fistula Following a Right Pneumonectomy for NSCLC

Flavio Colaut, Aurelio Piazza, Tommaso Stecca, Micaela Romagnoli, Catino Cosimo, Giovanni Morana, Marco Massani

Published in Journal of Surgery (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 2 May 2022 Accepted: 23 May 2022 Published: 9 June 2022

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Abstract

Bronchogenic fistula with or without empyema is considered among the most life - threatening complications in lung resections. Many proceedings to treat this kind of fistula have been described in Literature, most of them are very aggressive indeed (re - do thoracotomy, re - do bronchial anastomosis, open window thoracostomy). This is a report about a patient who developped broncho – pleural fistula after nearly sixt months from right pneumonectomy fot NSCLC. Unexpectedly in this case healing was spontaneous and requested only a chest drainage and antibiotics. Probably in this patient the fistula at the right main bronchial stump occurred on the basis of a somewhat disorder of the riparative and inflammation pathway. Propensity to infective disease (previous TB end Staphylococcus infection) could confirm this explanation.

Published in	Journal of Surgery (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.js.20221003.16
Page(s)	121-124
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Broncho - Pleural Fistula, Immunological Disoders, Spontaneous Healing

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Flavio Colaut, Aurelio Piazza, Tommaso Stecca, Micaela Romagnoli, Catino Cosimo, et al. Iconography, Physiopathology and Spontaneous Healing of a Broncho – Pleural Fistula Following a Right Pneumonectomy for NSCLC. J Surg. 2022;10(3):121-124. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20221003.16

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Flavio Colaut

General Surgery and Toracic, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Aurelio Piazza

General Surgery and Toracic, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Tommaso Stecca

General Surgery and Toracic, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Micaela Romagnoli

Pulmonology and Thoracic Endoscopy, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Catino Cosimo

Pulmonology and Thoracic Endoscopy, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Giovanni Morana

Radiology, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy
Marco Massani

General Surgery and Toracic, “Cà Foncello” Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy

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