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A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a communication between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. Although rare, BPFs represent a challenging management ...
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chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/128/6/3955.short
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A bronchopleural fistula is a communication between the pleural space and bronchial tree. Bronchopleural fistula most commonly occurs when a bronchial stump doesn't heal after pulmonary resections or when there's an infection of the pleural area.
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Effects bronchopleural fistula ... When the bubbling continues for 24 hours or more, a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) with a persistent air leak is present. Most such leaks consist of only a few bubbles escaping through the water seal in synchrony with the inspiratory phase of the ventilator.
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the lower image taken two weeks later shows a drop in the height of the fluid level highly suggestive of a bronchopleural fistula ... § Thin-section CT may demonstrate the BP fistula...
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Closure of a bronchopleural fistula using a fibrin–glue coated collagen patch ... Key Words: Bronchopleural fistula; Fibrin–glue coated collagen patch; Flexible bronchofiberscope; TachoComb...
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Diabetes & Endocrinology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17167023
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Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare but extremely serious complication of lung resection surgery. ... Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare but extremely serious complication of lung resection surgery. Its diagnosis is often overlooked in the clinical evolution of the patients undergoing surgery due to the...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11062086
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Lung abscesses may form and may rupture into the pleural spaces causing empyema (pus in the pleural space) or bronchopleural fistula. Scarring (fibrosis) and cavities may gradually form in the upper lungs as the chronic form of coccidioidomycosis slowly progresses over months to years.
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