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• TITLE: The “Bedi-IMA Buttress”: Reinforcement of the Bronchial Stump with a Pedicled Internal Mammary Artery Buttress in Diabetic Patients after Lung Resection

  AUTHORS: Harinder Singh Bedi, Kamal Negi

  KEYWORDS: Lung, Lobectomy (Lung), Thoracotomy

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.4 No.12, December 2, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Objective: The development of a bronchopleural fistula is a devastating complication after lung resection. We describe a new method of buttressing the closure of the stump in diabetic patients using a pedicled internal mammary artery buttress flap to avoid a bronchopleural fistula. Methods: An internal mammary pedicled flap was used in 14 diabetic patients of lung resection to cover the bronchial stump. Results: The flap of viable vascularized muscle mass gave an excellent coverage of the bronchial stump. All patients recovered well with no bronchopleural fistula. Conclusions: We recommend this technique as a method of buttressing the bronchial stump in cases of lung resection, as the internal mammary artery is easily available and its use is not associated with any side effects.