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Bronchopleural Fistula

Aka: Bronchopleural Fistula
  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Communication between Bronchus and pleural cavity
  2. Causes
    1. Empyema draining through Bronchus
    2. Lung Abscess invading pleural cavity
  3. Symptoms
    1. Chronic productive cough
    2. Large volume Purulent Sputum
  4. Signs
    1. Absent breath sounds on affected side
    2. Tympanic changes on affected side
      1. Dullness to percussion at lung base (Hydrothorax)
      2. Hyperresonant above dull area (Pneumothorax)
    3. Coin Test
    4. Succussion Splash
  5. Diagnosis
    1. Methylene blue injected into pleural cavity
      1. Appears in Sputum
  6. Radiology: Chest XRay
    1. Hydropneumothorax

Bronchopleural fistula (C0238132)

Definition (NCI) An abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD10 J86.0
SnomedCT 233793003
English FISTULA, BRONCHOPLEURAL, Bronchopleural Fistula, bronchopleural fistula, Bronchopleural fistula, Bronchopleural fistula (disorder), bronchopleural; fistula, fistula; bronchopleural, Fistula, bronchopleural
Italian Fistola broncopleurica
Japanese 気管支胸膜瘻, ｷｶﾝｼｷｮｳﾏｸﾛｳ
Czech Bronchopleurální píštěl
Hungarian Bronchopleuralis sipoly
Dutch bronchopleuraal; fistel, fistel; bronchopleuraal, broncho-pleurale fistel
Spanish fístula broncopleural (trastorno), fístula broncopleural, Fistula broncopleural
Portuguese Fístula broncopleural
French Fistule broncho-pleurale
German Bronchpleuralfistel
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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