Closure of bronchopleural fistula using a dumbbell-shaped closure device  Huihuang Lin, MD, Yiming Zeng, MD, Yixiang Zhang, MD, Huaping Zhang, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 152, Issue 5, Pages e119-e121 (November 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.060 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Images from a 53-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy as a result of lung cancer. A, Bronchoscopy showed a fistula in the right main bronchial stump. B and C, The dumbbell-shaped closure device which we used in the case. D, Two months later, follow-up bronchoscopy revealed that the BPF was completely sealed off with granulation tissue developing around the closure device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, e119-e121DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.060) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Chest x-ray after closure device placement. The dumbbell-shaped closure device in site is clearly visible. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, e119-e121DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.060) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

The dumbbell-shaped closure device consisted of 3 parts. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, e119-e121DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.06.060) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions