Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Application of Fibrin Sealant (Tisseel) Via Bronchoscopy in the Management of a Postlobectomy Bronchopleural Fistula

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Başkent University Hospital, Departments of Anesthesiology, Ankara, Turkey

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Başkent University Hospital, Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2001; 2: Turkish Respiratory Journal 33-36
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Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is the most serious postoperative complication of thoracic surgery. We report a patient with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who developed BPF after undergoing lobectomy. To close the fistula, we instilled fibrin sealant (Tisseel) in the bronchial stump via a fiberoptic bron­choscope using a balloon catheter. We discuss the technique and our results obtained with this method.

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