Intraoperative venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to repair a complex bronchoesophageal fistula
- Cobeta Orduña, P 1
- Ovejero Díaz, P 2
- Mira Betancur, A 1
- Priego Jiménez, P 3
- Moreno Mata, N 2
- 1 Departamento de Anestesiología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
- 2 Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
- 3 Servicio de Cirugía General. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
ISSN: 1139-8264
Año de publicación: 2018
Volumen: 21
Número: 2
Páginas: 53-55
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista española de investigaciones quirúrgicas
Resumen
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as a rescue therapy in severe ARDS. We propose its use as a bridge therapy for surgical repair of complex tracheobronchial fistulas. We report the case of a 56-year-old man with tracheoesophageal fistula after esophagectomy. The defect in the left main bronchus was repaired with a vascularized plasty of the dorsal muscle but the patient could not be extubated mmediately. As a result, the plasty migrated and required emergency surgery, this time under ECMO support, to ensure full ventilatory support and protection of the plasty until the sutures had scarred.