Successful Prevention of Bronchopleural Fistula in Single-Stage Esophagectomy and Right Lower Lobectomy: A Case Report
Preservation of the right main bronchial artery and reinforcement of the bronchial stump with an intercostal muscle flap facilitated prevention of BPF following single-stage esophagectomy and right lower lobectomy, despite the patient's history of heavy smoking and transient postoperative malnutrition.
Authors
- Tomonari Oki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5196-5203)
- Tõru Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-4551)
- Shuhei Iizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4724-7268)
- Makoto Tomatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9748-9698)
Institutions
- Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.70352/scrj.cr.25-0170
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00