• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.431-436
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• 1995

Congenital esophago-bronchial fistula without atresia is very rare and usually demonstrate more insidious clinical effects, and patients may reach adult life before the diagnosis. We had been experienced a typical case of esophago-bronchial fistula without atresia and document the case. A 42-year-old women was admitted to our hospital due to frequent choking symptom and attacks of pneumonia, and patient status was in chronic pulmonary infection status such as most probably bronchiectatic state of right middle & lower lobe including significant destructive changes. We had confirmed esophago-bronchial fistula without atresia with esophagoscopy, esophagogram, and chest CT, and performed esophago-bronchial fistulectomy and right middle & lower lobectomy. Its belongs to type II of Braimbridge`s classification for congenital esophago-bronchial fistula. Postoperation course was smooth and uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.49-52
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• 2012

A coronary-bronchial artery fistula is a very rare congenital anomaly of the coronary artery whose etiology and pathogenesis have not yet been clarified. Most patients with coronary-bronchial fistulas are asymptomatic; however, some patients present with congestive heart failure, infective endocarditis, myocardial ischemia induced by a coronary steal phenomenon, or rupture of an aneurysmal fistula. Furthermore, patients with a coronary-bronchial artery fistula rarely manifest life-threatening hemoptysis due to the associated bronchiectasis. We report herein the case of a patient with a coronary-bronchial artery fistula who had bronchiectasis and a history of massive hemoptysis and myocardial ischemia.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.21-24
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• 2014

Bronchopleural fistula is an unnatural communication between the bronchial tree and pleural space. Closure of the bronchial stump using various muscular flaps has been previously reported. There have been few reports on treatment of large defects with bronchopleural fistula accompanied by surrounding muscle injury. We report on our experience with two patients suffering from large defect with bronchopleural fistula, who were treated with free flaps. No recurrence of bronchopleural fistula was observed during follow-up.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.717-720
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• 1995

The bronchopleural fistula is the most common and serious complication of postpneumonectomy empyema. We experienced one case of postpneumonectomy empyema with bronchopleural fistula which treated with Abruzzini operation using residual long bronchial stump. Median sternotomy was used with extension about 3cm incision toward cephalic side. We ligated and divided the innominate vein. We did not open the pericardium with extrapericardial approach. Stapler was used to distal bronchial side and additional interupt sutures were used on proximal side.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.220-223
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• 2017

A 71-year-old male with known bronchiectasis and atrial fibrillation was admitted to Seoul St. Mary's Hospital with recurrent transient ischemic attack. R adiofrequency ablation was performed to resolve the patient's atrial fibrillation, but failed. However, a fistula between the left circumflex artery and the bilateral bronchial arteries was found on computed tomography. Fistula ligation and a left-side maze operation were planned due to his recurrent symptom of dizziness, and these procedures were successfully performed. After the operation, the fistula was completely divided and no recurrence of atrial fibrillation took place. A coronary-bronchial artery fistula is a rare anomaly, and can be safely treated by surgical repair.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.68 no.4
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• pp.231-235
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• 2010

Lymphadenopathy in the thoracic cavity is frequently caused by inflammatory diseases. In very rare cases, the node-bronchial fistula has been reported to be the cause of complications of pulmonary tuberculosis. A male patient with necrotizing pneumonia and mediastinal lymph node enlargements identified by chest computed tomography was also found to have a node-bronchial fistula caused by lung cancer. The patient was treated for tuberculosis with pneumonia for one week before a definitive diagnosis was made. A further investigation revealed him to have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC, adenocarcinoma) and multiple mediastinal lymphadenopathies accompanied with the node-bronchial fistula. We report this specific case that had been previously treated for tuberculosis but was later revealed to be NSCLC accompanied with a node-bronchial fistula.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.880-883
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• 1989

Congenital esophagobronchial fistula without esophageal atresia is rare, usually has an insidious clinical course, so it usually diagnosed in adulthood. A esophagogram showed a esophagobronchial fistula between diverticulum at the middle third of the esophagus and just proximal site of apical segmental bronchus of left lower lobar bronchus. It belonged to type I of Braimbridges classification for congenital esophago-bronchial fistula. Esophageal diverticulectomy, fistulectomy and left lower lobectomy were done and postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.495-498
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• 1995

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula can be either congenital or acquired. The vast majority are congenital, and about 60% have been associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [Rendu-Osler-Weber disease . Secondary or acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula occurs with trauma, schistosomiasis, long-standing hepatic cirrhosis, metastatic carcinoma, and actinomycosis. Pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a rare event associated with mortality. We have experienced 64 year-old female patient with the hemoptysis secondary to acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula due to the infection of pulmonary parasite. The chest PA and CT scan was showed calcified nodule to the distal portion of lateral segmental bronchus of RML. The bronchial angiogram was demonstrated slightly hypertrophied bronchial artery supplying RML bronchus and the presence of hypervascularization around the calcified nodule, rapid A-V shunting is noted by fluoroscopy. The patient was successfully treated by the right middle lobectomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.38-40
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• 2020

Bronchobiliary fistula is a rare disease defined as an abnormal connection between the biliary tract and the bronchial tree. We report the successful surgical repair of bronchobiliary fistula. A 78-year-old man underwent surgery and several rounds of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation as treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented with greenish sputum and chronic cough for several months, and his symptoms did not resolve after endoscopic treatment. We performed lobectomy of the right lower lobe and omentopexy for bronchobiliary fistula under laparotomy and thoracotomy. The bronchobiliary fistula was successfully closed, and the bilious sputum disappeared after surgery.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.78 no.3
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• pp.286-288
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• 2015

Endobronchial tuberculosis is defined as a tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree and has a prevalence of up to 50% in active pulmonary tuberculosis cases. The most common complication of endobronchial tuberculosis is bronchial stenosis; benign fistula formation by endobronchial tuberculosis is rare, especially inter-bronchial fistula formation. We reported a rare case of a 73-year-old woman with a fistula between the right upper bronchus and bronchus intermedius. A diagnosis of inter-bronchial fistula caused by endobronchial tuberculosis was based on the results of chest computed tomography scans, bronchoscopy, and microbiological and pathological tests. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculous medication, and her symptoms gradually improved.