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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema
BACKGROUND: Post-pneumonectomy empyema is a major therapeutic challenge in thoracic surgery. The presence or absence of a concomitant bronchopleural fistula directs treatment of this condition. When there is no bronchopleural fistula the condition is classically treated with thoracostomy drainage, i...
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Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
1997
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876682 |
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author | Podbielski, Francis J. Halldorsson, Ari O. Vigneswaran, Wickii T. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Post-pneumonectomy empyema is a major therapeutic challenge in thoracic surgery. The presence or absence of a concomitant bronchopleural fistula directs treatment of this condition. When there is no bronchopleural fistula the condition is classically treated with thoracostomy drainage, irrigation and antibiotic instillation with closure. This approach is, however, associated with a significant rate of primary failure. Alternative modified techniques involve opening the thoracic cavity widely with serial debridement followed by interval closure. Multiple surgical procedures often require a protracted hospital stay. METHODS: We describe a technique in three patients utilizing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for debridement and closure of the pneumonectomy cavity. CONCLUSION: Advantages of this technique include debridement under direct visualization, low morbidity, and potential for a shorter hospital stay. |
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spelling | pubmed-30167342011-02-17 Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema Podbielski, Francis J. Halldorsson, Ari O. Vigneswaran, Wickii T. JSLS Scientific Papers BACKGROUND: Post-pneumonectomy empyema is a major therapeutic challenge in thoracic surgery. The presence or absence of a concomitant bronchopleural fistula directs treatment of this condition. When there is no bronchopleural fistula the condition is classically treated with thoracostomy drainage, irrigation and antibiotic instillation with closure. This approach is, however, associated with a significant rate of primary failure. Alternative modified techniques involve opening the thoracic cavity widely with serial debridement followed by interval closure. Multiple surgical procedures often require a protracted hospital stay. METHODS: We describe a technique in three patients utilizing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for debridement and closure of the pneumonectomy cavity. CONCLUSION: Advantages of this technique include debridement under direct visualization, low morbidity, and potential for a shorter hospital stay. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1997 /pmc/articles/PMC3016734/ /pubmed/9876682 Text en © 1997 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. |
spellingShingle | Scientific Papers Podbielski, Francis J. Halldorsson, Ari O. Vigneswaran, Wickii T. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title_full | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title_fullStr | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title_full_unstemmed | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title_short | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema |
title_sort | video-assisted thoracoscopic management of post-pneumonectomy empyema |
topic | Scientific Papers |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9876682 |
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