Table 5 The type of surgical management and type of flap used in study participants of the prevalence and Treatment Outcome of Bronchopleural Fistula
From: Prevalence and treatment outcome of bronchopleural fistula: a multi-center study in Ethiopia
Type of surgical management and flap used | Frequency | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
The type of surgical management | Decortication and bronchial hole closure | 21 | 40.4 |
Open window thoracostomy | 13 | 25.0 | |
Closure of bronchial hole | 7 | 13.5 | |
Pneumonectomy | 6 | 11.5 | |
Thoracoplasty | 5 | 9.6 | |
Open window thoracostomy and bronchial hole closure with muscle flap | 4 | 7.6 | |
Decortication and closure of bronchial hole with flap | 2 | 3.8 | |
Others *** | 7 | 13.3 | |
Total | 65 | 100 | |
kind of flap used | Latissimus dorsi muscle | 3 | 37.5 |
Intercostal muscle | 2 | 25 | |
Mediastinal pleural | 2 | 25 | |
Latissimus dorsi & intercostal muscle | 1 | 12.5 | |
Total | 8 | 100 | |