II. Pathophysiology
- Communication between Bronchus and pleural cavity
III. Causes
- Empyema draining through Bronchus
- Lung Abscess invading pleural cavity
IV. Symptoms
- Chronic productive cough
- Large volume Purulent Sputum
V. Signs
- Absent breath sounds on affected side
- Tympanic changes on affected side
- Dullness to percussion at lung base (Hydrothorax)
- Hyperresonant above dull area (Pneumothorax)
- Coin Test
- Succussion Splash
VI. Diagnosis
- Methylene blue injected into pleural cavity
- Appears in Sputum
VII. Radiology: Chest XRay
- Hydropneumothorax
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| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity. |
| Definition (NCI) | An abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD10 | J86.0 |
| SnomedCT | 233793003 |
| Italian | Fistola broncopleurica |
| Japanese | 気管支胸膜瘻, ｷｶﾝｼｷｮｳﾏｸﾛｳ |
| Czech | Bronchopleurální píštěl |
| English | Bronchopleural Fistula, bronchopleural fistula, Bronchopleural fistula, Bronchopleural fistula (disorder), bronchopleural; fistula, fistula; bronchopleural, Fistula, bronchopleural |
| 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 |
