This multi-institutional study of 81 patients with postoperative bronchopleural fistula (BPF) found a noncure rate of 46.9 percent and a mortality rate of 58 percent, with nearly half of the deaths directly related to BPF. Surgical intervention was performed in 85 percent of cases, with open-window thoracostomy being the most common procedure.
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Trachea and bronchi
July 30, 2025
July 29, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful management of a challenging case of a centrally located left upper lobe tumor through a minimally invasive bronchial sleeve lobectomy, which led to excellent outcomes.
July 3, 2025
This retrospective single-center study evaluated the impact of 3D airway reconstruction on planning tracheobronchial stent insertion for malignant central airway obstruction (MCAO) in 136 patients from 2012 to 2024. Forty patients underwent stenting with preoperative 3D reconstruction, while 96 had standard planning.
May 23, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful repair of a small chronic tracheoesophageal fistula at the thoracic inlet in a 77-year-old male. The procedure utilized a hybrid approach that entailed esophageal mobilization via the left neck followed by robotic fistula repair from the right chest.
May 13, 2025
This video demonstrates a modified technique for robot-assisted tracheobronchoplasty using dual-layer mesh strips and running barbed sutures, illustrated with an example of a patient with severe calcified mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to prior sarcoidosis.
March 20, 2025
This meta-analysis compares different lung volume reduction techniques for patients with severe emphysema.
December 17, 2024
This video demonstrates a reproducible technique for a robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty procedure resulting in rapid improvement of symptoms attributed to severe central airway collapse.
December 10, 2024
In this month’s episode of The Atrium, Dr. Alice Copperwheat explores bronchoscopy with expert guest Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse.
November 28, 2024
This video demonstrates a total robotic left pneumonectomy following neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in a 70-year-old patient with Stage IIIA adenocarcinoma.
November 18, 2024
At the 2024 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting, Shuben Li delivered a presentation on “Drawing Before Complex Tubeless Uniportal VATS/RATS.”