Broncho-pleural fistula following vacuum-assisted closure therapy.

J Card Surg

Faculty of Medicine and Faculty Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

Published: July 2013

We report a case of bronchopleural-cutaneous fistula following long-term vacuum-assisted closure therapy to manage a sternal dehiscence after coronary artery bypass surgery.

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