Intraoperative venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to repair a complex bronchoesophageal fistula

  1. Cobeta Orduña, P 1
  2. Ovejero Díaz, P 2
  3. Mira Betancur, A 1
  4. Priego Jiménez, P 3
  5. Moreno Mata, N 2
  1. 1 Departamento de Anestesiología. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
  2. 2 Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
  3. 3 Servicio de Cirugía General. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Revista:
Revista española de investigaciones quirúrgicas

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.