Healing of bronchopleural fistula using a modified Dumon stent: a case report.

Background: Bronchopleural fistula following lung resection is a therapeutic challenge for thoracic surgeons.

Case Presentation: We describe a case of late bronchopleural fistula after right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant mesothelioma. Bronchoscopic attempts to repair it were unsuccessful.

[Personal experience in the treatment of intestinal carcinoids].

The authors report 7 cases of intestinal carcinoids. They examine the clinical aspects and describe and discuss both surgical and medical treatment strategies. They also critically evaluate the value of monitoring some oncological markers and their prognostic significance.

Proximal gastric vagotomy and anterior fundoplication as complementary procedures to Heller's operation for achalasia.

While Heller's myotomy has become the accepted operation for achalasia, still, there is no agreement about the indications for and choice of complementary procedures to minimize subsequent acid esophageal reflux. In the instances described in this investigation Heller's operation was accompanied by proximal gastric, or highly selective, vagotomy and anterior fundoplication. Dysphagia was abolished and normal alimentation restored in all but one patient, who was elderly and had an advanced megaesophagus.