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(Chest. 2006;130:273-275.)
© 2006 American College of Chest Physicians

Use of a Removable Endobronchial Valve for the Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula*

David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP; Rabih Bechara, MD; Robert Garland, RRT; Armin Ernst, MD, FCCP and Simon Ashiku, MD, FCCP

* From the Divisions of Interventional Pulmonology (Drs. Feller-Kopman, Bechara, and Ernst, and Mr. Garland) and Thoracic Surgery (Dr. Ashiku), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Correspondence to: David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP, Director, Medical Procedure Service, Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, One Deaconess Rd, Boston, MA 02215; e-mail: dfellerk{at}bidmc.harvard.edu

We report the case of a patient with a prolonged bronchopleural fistula and empyema that were successfully treated by the placement of a removable, unidirectional endobronchial valve. This is the first report of the use of such a device for this indication.

Key Words: bronchopleural fistula • bronchoscopy • empyema • fistula • surgery • valve






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