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. 2023 Mar 13;9(2):00670-2022.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00670-2022. eCollection 2023 Mar.

A 3D-engineered silicone stent to treat a refractory bronchopleural fistula

Pascalin Roy  1   2 , Valentin Héluain  1 , Pierre Leyx  3 , Thomas Villeneuve  1 , Romain Vergé  4 , Laurent Brouchet  4   5 , Nicolas Guibert  1   5
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A 3D-engineered silicone stent to treat a refractory bronchopleural fistula

Pascalin Roy et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

A novel 3D-engineered silicone stent was successfully used to treat a refractory bronchopleural fistula of the right lower lobe in a patient with an open-window thoracostomy who complained of severe dysphonia and recurrent infections https://bit.ly/3GrKs2p.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
a) Endobronchial view of the fistula before stent insertion, showing a gauze in the opening. b) Customized silicone stent using 3D reconstruction of a computed tomography scan. c) Endobronchial and d) thoracostomy views of the fistula after stent insertion, covering the fistula without occluding the right upper lobe. e) Computed tomography image showing perfect fit of the customised stent, covering the fistula.
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