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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDJournal of cardiothoracic surgery

Conservative management of postoperative bronchopleural fistula in elderly lung cancer patient: a case report with literature review.

  • Kun Deng1
  • Ke He1
  • Long Wang1
  • Yong Chen2
  1. 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan Province, P. R. China.
  2. 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, 641000, Sichuan Province, P. R. China. [email protected].
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Abstract

Background

Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after thoracic surgery is a rare but highly lethal complication due to the tricky nature of its treatment.Case presentation

We reported a case of BPF after pulmonary surgery and a satisfactory outcome with conservative measures such as continuous closed-chest drainage, strong nutritional support, and appropriate antibiotics.Conclusions

In highly selected patients with stable hemodynamics, adequate drainage, and controlled infection, conservative management may be considered when surgical or endoscopic options are contraindicated or declined.

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@article{deng2026conservative,
  title = {{Conservative management of postoperative bronchopleural fistula in elderly lung cancer patient: a case report with literature review.}},
  author = {Kun Deng and Ke He and Long Wang and Yong Chen},
  journal = {Journal of cardiothoracic surgery},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1186/s13019-026-04652-2},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42894176},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Conservative management of postoperative bronchopleural fistula in elderly lung cancer patient: a case report with literature review.
AU  - Kun Deng
AU  - Ke He
AU  - Long Wang
AU  - Yong Chen
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/01
JO  - Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
DO  - 10.1186/s13019-026-04652-2
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42894176
AB  - Background  Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) after thoracic surgery is a rare but highly lethal complication due to the tricky nature of its treatment.Case presentation  We reported a case of BPF after pulmonary surgery and a satisfactory outcome with conservative measures such as continuous closed-chest drainage, strong nutritional support, and appropriate antibiotics.Conclusions  In highly selected patients with stable hemodynamics, adequate drainage, and controlled infection, conservative management may be considered when surgical or endoscopic options are contraindicated or declined.
SN  - 1749-8090
ER  -