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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 366-368, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Combination gastric seromuscular patch and omental pedicle flap for bronchial fistula

Y Kamei, S Moriura, S Ikeda, H Hosokawa, M Hirai, K Naiki, K Yoshitomo, J Kato and S Torii
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagoya University of School of Medicine, Japan.

We report the successful closure of a recurrent bronchial fistula using a combination gastric seromuscular patch and omental pedicle flap. This new method provided an immediate airtight closure of the bronchial fistula. This technique appears superior to closure by omentum alone.

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