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The successful management of a Bronchoesophageal fistula after lung transplantation: a case report |
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| Authors: | Stefania Camagni Alessandro Lucianetti Paolo Ravelli Giovanni B. Di Dedda Ezio Bonanomi Vittorio Corno Alessandro Aluffi Domenico Pinelli Marco F. Zambelli Michela Guizzetti Piercarlo Parigi Michele Colledan |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgery, Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy;2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy;3. Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy |
| Abstract: | We describe an unprecedented, disastrous complication after bilateral lung transplantation (BLT), a bilateral bronchial dehiscence with a right bronchoesophageal fistula leading to life‐threatening septic shock. We also report the successful endoscopic management of this complication by double stenting and stress the efficacy of the multidisciplinary approach to this critical case. |
| Keywords: | airway complication bronchoesophageal fistula lung transplantation respiratory‐digestive fistula |