Ann Clin Anesth Res | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support during Anesthesia for Broncho-Esophageal Fistula Closure Surgery

Dan Levy Faber^1*, Ronen Galili¹, Arik Eden², Amir Abramovich³, Yochai Adir³ and Erez Sharoni¹

¹Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Israel
²Department of Intensive Care, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
³Department of Pulmonology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Israel

^*Correspondance to: Dan Levy Faber 

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Abstract

We present a rare case of left main broncho-esophageal fistula in an adult patient with severe bilateral pneumonia and respiratory failure. Due to the patient's extreme non resolving condition, fistula repair surgery was done successfully with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during surgery

Keywords:

Bronchoscopy or bronchus; Esophageal congenital anomalies; Esophagus

Citation:

Faber DL, Galili R, Eden A, Abramoviz A, Adir Y, Sharoni E. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support during Anesthesia for Broncho-Esophageal Fistula Closure Surgery. Ann Clin Anesth Res. 2018;2(2):1011.