Bronchopleural fistula following laparoscopic liver resection.

A rare case is presented of a 58-year-old woman who developed a bronchopleural fistula following a laparoscopic liver resection for a colorectal metastasis. The bronchopleural fistula was finally diagnosed when after repeated admissions for chest infections, the patient coughed up surgical clips. We propose a management plan based on our experience and hope this case report will add to the scarce reports of postoperative bronchopleural fistula cases in the literature. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.