"Double Fistula" Bronchopleural and Pleurocutaneous During Radioxenon Study

A woman had a right pneumonectomy, complicated 5 years later by an anaerobic infection with a following"blowout" of the bronchial stump; an empyema developed. A muscle graft was used to close the bronchial stump. An Eloesser flap was created to allow drainage of the empyema. She was later...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1997-04, Vol.22 (4), p.241-242
Main Authors: CRONIN, EDWARD B, ERBAY, NAZLI, SPENCER, RICHARD P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bronchial Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Cutaneous Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Female
Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Pleural Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Xenon Radioisotopes
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Summary:A woman had a right pneumonectomy, complicated 5 years later by an anaerobic infection with a following"blowout" of the bronchial stump; an empyema developed. A muscle graft was used to close the bronchial stump. An Eloesser flap was created to allow drainage of the empyema. She was later admitted with respiratory distress. A ventilation lung scan was performed with Xe-133. This showed the results of a "double fistula," with passage of radioxenon into the right pleural space and then out of the body through the Eloesser flap.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199704000-00007