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Omentoplasty in Treatment of Early Bronchopleural Fistulas after Pneumonectomy

Thoracic Surgery Department, Penza Regional Oncology Health Center, Penza, Russia

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This study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of omentoplasty in 12 cases of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy. All fistulas formed within 16 days after the primary operation (median, 7 days). In 10 cases, omentoplasty was performed within 10 hours of diagnosis; the other 2 cases were treated at 28 and 31 hours. The greater omentum was mobilized through a laparotomy and secured tightly around the bronchial stump using original principles of fixation. After omentoplasty, dehiscence of the bronchial stump was observed in 5 (42%) patients, but owing to reinforcement with greater omentum, recurrence of the fistula was observed in only one case. In 3 patients, recurrence of pleural empyema did not lead to the return of the bronchopleural fistula. Hospital mortality was 8.3% (one patient). In patients without bronchopleural fistula recurrence, the median postoperative hospital stay was 31 days. Early omentoplasty for bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy is an effective procedure that eliminates purulent bronchopleural complications completely within the shortest possible period of time.

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