TY - JOUR
T1 - Bronchopleural Fistula Repair Using Combined Breast Parenchymal and Pectoralis Major Musculocutaneous Flap
AU - Ridgway, Emily
AU - DeCamp, Malcolm
AU - Morris, Donald
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - A technique is reported for repair of a bronchopleural fistula and obliteration of an empyema cavity using a combined breast parenchymal and expanded, musculocutaneous pectoralis major flap. An empyema after right upper lobectomy and radiation for squamous cell carcinoma developed in a 53-year-old woman. After debridement, a bronchopleural fistula was noted. Her latissimus dorsi muscle was divided during the initial thoracotomy. Local and free flaps were considered. Her breast contained the largest volume of tissue available as she weighed 80 pounds. This report illustrates the use of a tissue-expanded, combined breast and musculocutaneous pectoralis flap in the management of a difficult problem.
AB - A technique is reported for repair of a bronchopleural fistula and obliteration of an empyema cavity using a combined breast parenchymal and expanded, musculocutaneous pectoralis major flap. An empyema after right upper lobectomy and radiation for squamous cell carcinoma developed in a 53-year-old woman. After debridement, a bronchopleural fistula was noted. Her latissimus dorsi muscle was divided during the initial thoracotomy. Local and free flaps were considered. Her breast contained the largest volume of tissue available as she weighed 80 pounds. This report illustrates the use of a tissue-expanded, combined breast and musculocutaneous pectoralis flap in the management of a difficult problem.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.052
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.052
M3 - Article
C2 - 18721612
AN - SCOPUS:49749098566
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 86
SP - 1022
EP - 1025
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -
