Acute Postpneumonectomy Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula Treated with Vacuum-assisted Closure Device

Postpneumonectomy empyema is a life-threatening complication, which is often related with a bronchopleural fistula. After surgical repair of fistula, sterilization of infected pleural cavity is important and usually carried out by long-term cyclic irrigation. We report a case in which vacuum-assiste...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Han, Woo Sik, Kim, Kwhanmien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22880174
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.4.260

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22880174
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.4.260

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