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Pleural Fistula

MedGen UID:
237246
•Concept ID:
C1405128
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An abnormal communication between the pleural cavity and another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural Fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comprehensive Imaging Review of Pleural Fistulas from Diagnosis to Management.
Kapoor H, Gulati V, Gulati A, Donuru A, Parekh M
Radiographics 2022 Nov-Dec;42(7):1940-1955. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1148/rg.220083. PMID: 36269669
Treatment Optimization of Post-pneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.
Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Dec 31;61(4):500-505. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e47943. PMID: 32337865
Risk factors and treatment of pneumothorax secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a clinical analysis of 25 cases.
Shi X, Zhang Y, Lu Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Jan 15;13(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13019-018-0695-8. PMID: 29334967Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comprehensive Imaging Review of Pleural Fistulas from Diagnosis to Management.
Kapoor H, Gulati V, Gulati A, Donuru A, Parekh M
Radiographics 2022 Nov-Dec;42(7):1940-1955. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1148/rg.220083. PMID: 36269669
Pneumonectomy and broncho-pleural fistula: predicting factors and stratification of the risk.
Mazzella A, Bertolaccini L, Sedda G, Prisciandaro E, Loi M, Iacono GL, Spaggiari L
Updates Surg 2022 Aug;74(4):1471-1478. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01290-w. PMID: 35416586
A subarachnoid pleural fistula with massive crystal-clear pleural fluid caused by a lumbar epidural teratoma.
Fujiki T, Nishimura R, Araki R, Kuroda M, Tohma Y, Fujisawa H, Yachie A
Paediatr Int Child Health 2022 Feb;42(1):52-57. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/20469047.2022.2044675. PMID: 35298889
Surgical treatment of thoracic disc herniation: an overview.
Bouthors C, Benzakour A, Court C
Int Orthop 2019 Apr;43(4):807-816. Epub 2018 Nov 8 doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-4224-0. PMID: 30406842
Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula.
Sarwal V, Suri RK, Sharma OP, Baruah A, Singhi P, Gill S, Bapuraj JR
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Dec;62(6):1622-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00684-4. PMID: 8957362

Diagnosis

Comprehensive Imaging Review of Pleural Fistulas from Diagnosis to Management.
Kapoor H, Gulati V, Gulati A, Donuru A, Parekh M
Radiographics 2022 Nov-Dec;42(7):1940-1955. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1148/rg.220083. PMID: 36269669
A subarachnoid pleural fistula with massive crystal-clear pleural fluid caused by a lumbar epidural teratoma.
Fujiki T, Nishimura R, Araki R, Kuroda M, Tohma Y, Fujisawa H, Yachie A
Paediatr Int Child Health 2022 Feb;42(1):52-57. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/20469047.2022.2044675. PMID: 35298889
Subarachnoid-pleural fistula: To drain or not to drain.
Moncomble E, Al Kahf S, Clerc S, Ikka L, Lonjon G, Planquette B
Respir Med Res 2021 Nov;80:100786. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.resmer.2020.100786. PMID: 34237481
Persistent air leak - review.
Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Mullon JJ
Respir Med 2018 Apr;137:213-218. Epub 2018 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.03.017. PMID: 29605207
Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula.
Sarwal V, Suri RK, Sharma OP, Baruah A, Singhi P, Gill S, Bapuraj JR
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Dec;62(6):1622-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00684-4. PMID: 8957362

Therapy

Pneumonectomy and broncho-pleural fistula: predicting factors and stratification of the risk.
Mazzella A, Bertolaccini L, Sedda G, Prisciandaro E, Loi M, Iacono GL, Spaggiari L
Updates Surg 2022 Aug;74(4):1471-1478. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01290-w. PMID: 35416586
Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention of Postpneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.
Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Sep 30;61(3):352-357. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e39120. PMID: 32337920
Treatment Optimization of Post-pneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.
Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Dec 31;61(4):500-505. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e47943. PMID: 32337865
Persistent air leak - review.
Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Mullon JJ
Respir Med 2018 Apr;137:213-218. Epub 2018 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.03.017. PMID: 29605207
Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula.
Sarwal V, Suri RK, Sharma OP, Baruah A, Singhi P, Gill S, Bapuraj JR
Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Dec;62(6):1622-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00684-4. PMID: 8957362

Prognosis

Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections of the pleura: A systematic review.
Bachar K, Shulimzon T, Segel MJ
Respir Med 2022 Dec;205:107036. Epub 2022 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.107036. PMID: 36335889
Pneumonectomy and broncho-pleural fistula: predicting factors and stratification of the risk.
Mazzella A, Bertolaccini L, Sedda G, Prisciandaro E, Loi M, Iacono GL, Spaggiari L
Updates Surg 2022 Aug;74(4):1471-1478. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01290-w. PMID: 35416586
Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention of Postpneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.
Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Sep 30;61(3):352-357. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e39120. PMID: 32337920
Treatment Optimization of Post-pneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.
Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Dec 31;61(4):500-505. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e47943. PMID: 32337865
Risk factors and treatment of pneumothorax secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a clinical analysis of 25 cases.
Shi X, Zhang Y, Lu Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Jan 15;13(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13019-018-0695-8. PMID: 29334967Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Pneumonectomy and broncho-pleural fistula: predicting factors and stratification of the risk.
Mazzella A, Bertolaccini L, Sedda G, Prisciandaro E, Loi M, Iacono GL, Spaggiari L
Updates Surg 2022 Aug;74(4):1471-1478. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s13304-022-01290-w. PMID: 35416586
Risk assessments for broncho-pleural fistula and respiratory failure after lung cancer surgery by National Clinical Database Japan.
Endo S, Ikeda N, Kondo T, Nakajima J, Kondo H, Shimada Y, Sato M, Toyooka S, Okada Y, Sato Y, Yoshino I, Okada M, Okumura M, Chida M, Fukuchi E, Miyata H
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Mar;67(3):297-305. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s11748-018-1022-y. PMID: 30328066
Subarachnoidal-pleural fistula (SAPF) as an unusual cause of persistent pleural effusion. Beta-trace protein as a marker for SAPF. Case report and review of the literature.
Deseyne S, Vanhouteghem K, Hallaert G, Delanghe J, Malfait T
Acta Clin Belg 2015 Feb;70(1):53-7. Epub 2014 Sep 18 doi: 10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000072. PMID: 25236357
Subarachnoid-pleural fistula treated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a two-case report and literature review.
Kurata Y, Yoshimoto M, Takebayashi T, Kawaguchi S, Yamashita T
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 Aug 15;35(18):E908-11. doi: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181dc57c1. PMID: 21381259
Predictors of alveolar air leaks.
Loran DB, Woodside KJ, Cerfolio RJ, Zwischenberger JB
Chest Surg Clin N Am 2002 Aug;12(3):477-88. doi: 10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00018-2. PMID: 12469482

Recent systematic reviews

Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections of the pleura: A systematic review.
Bachar K, Shulimzon T, Segel MJ
Respir Med 2022 Dec;205:107036. Epub 2022 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.107036. PMID: 36335889
Gastric Fistula in the Chest After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Systematic Review of Diagnostic and Treatment Options.
Sakran N, Zakeri R, Madhok B, Graham Y, Parmar C, Mahawar K, Pouwels S; Global Bariatric Research Collaborative
Obes Surg 2021 Jan;31(1):357-369. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05078-y. PMID: 33123868

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