Bronchoscopic Closure of Bronchopleural Fistulas With Occlutech Figulla ASD N Occluder Device

Bronchoscopic Closure of Bronchopleural Fistulas With Occlutech Figulla ASD N Occluder Device

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of closing bronchopleural fistulas with devices originally developed for correction of cardiac septal defects deployed through bronchoscopic procedures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over 14 years old
• Bronchopleural fistulas

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinical conditions increasing surgical risk (hemodynamic instability, respiratory distress)
• Immunosuppressed patients
• Acute intense inflammatory process in fistula edge
• Suppurative pleural cavity infection