Abstract

Bronchial stump necrosis is a lethal complication after pulmonary resection. We report a patient who had extensive necrosis of the intermediate bronchus after right lower lobectomy. The large bronchial defect was successfully fixed with latissimus dorsi muscle and replaced by bronchial epithelialization.

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