Endobronchial blocker and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use for lung abscess complicated by a bronchopleural fistula in a pediatric patient: a case report and literature review
This case demonstrates that combined endobronchial blocker and ECMO can be an effective approach for patients with lung abscesses and BPFs (especially those aged < 8 years) when the adjustment of conventional therapy is unsuccessful.
Authors
- Chengjun Liu
- Wenlei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6973-1643)
- Yingfu Chen
- Siwei Lu
- Jing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1350-7460)
- Song Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6412-5740)
- Yuelin Sun
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1604298
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00