굴곡형 기관지내시경을 이용한 Gelfoam 폐쇄로 치료한 말단부 기관지흉막루 1예

A Case of Peripheral Bronchopleural Fistula Treated by Flexible Bronchoscopy with Gelfoam Occlusion

다양한 원인으로 인해서 발생하는 기관지흉막루는 일차적인 치료에 반응이 없을 경우에는 수술적 치료를 고려해야 하나, 대부분 환자들의 양호하지 못한 전신 상태로 인하여 수술을 시행할 수 없는 경우가 많다. 이런 경우 굴곡형 기관지내시경을 이용한 치료가 시행될 수 있는 데, 저자 등은 농흉이 동반된 괴사성 폐렴 및 폐농양 환자에서, 흉관 삽관 후에 발생한 말단부 기관지흉막루를 기관지내시경을 이용한 Gelfoam 폐쇄로 치료한 1례가 있어 보고하는 바이다.

A 58-year-old man was admitted after suffering dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain on his right side for one week. A chest X-ray revealed necrotizing pneumonia and a lung abscess on right upper lobe. Despite of antibiotics and supportive care, a complicated parapneumonic effusion developed on his right side. Closed thoracostomy was performed for drainage. However, after the thoracostomy, a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) occurred with a continuous air leak. After 30 days intensive therapy, the underlying necrotizing pneumonia and lung abscess resolved, but the BPF continued. Bronchoscopic treatment was performed because the patient was a poor candidate for surgery. After localizing the BPF with a systemic occlusion of the segmental bronchi, small strips of Gelfoam were placed in the suction channel of the flexible bronchoscopy, and either flushed with a saline solution or inserted with forceps until the cessation of air leak. The patient was discharged 10 days after the bronchoscopic treatment.