Progress of endoscopic interventional treatment for postoperative bronchopleural fistula in lung cancer / 临床外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Postoperative bronchopulmonary fistula(BPF) in lung cancer is an abnormal pathway formed by the bronchus communicating with the pleural cavity after pneumonectomy. Although surgical techniques and perioperative management have been improved, BPF is still a therapeutic challenges to thoracic surgeons. The treatment methods mainly include conservative treatment, surgical treatment and endoscopic interventional therapy. Among them, endoscopic interventional therapy is more and more widely used due to its minimally invasive characteristics, and has achieved a good therapeutic effect. This article reviews the endoscopic interventional treatment of BPF after pneumonectomy and hopes to provide some assistance for treatment of BPF.