A technique for the surgical treatment of bronchial fistulae developed after pneumonectomy is presented. This technique, which resembles that of Abruzzini, consists of resection of the carina followed by tracheo-bronchial suture in a healthy area away from any purulent focus of infection. It is easy to perform and facilitates the treatment of thoracic empyema which is no longer maintained by the fistula.
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