Bronchial embolization using polyglyconate sheet for intractable bronchopleural fistula caused by atypical mycobacteriosis

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  • 非結核性抗酸菌膿胸における気管支瘻に対し，ポリグリコール酸シートを用いた気管支充填術が有効であった1例

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Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) can be difficult to treat.<BR>The patient was an 82-year-old female. She came to our hospital complaining of fever. Chest CT showed a cavity in the right upper lobe of the lung. She was diagnosed with atypical mycobacteriosis based on the detection of Mycobacterium intracellulare. Two days after the start of drug therapy, she had a pneumothorax caused by a bronchopleural fistula in the cavity. Air leakage continued after the insertion of a chest tube, so we performed endobronchial emoblization of the draining bronchus using a polyglyconate (PGA) sheet. The air leak disappeared just after the operation, and she is now in good health without any signs of recurrence.

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