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Management of chronic empyema with unexpandable lung in poor surgical risk patients using an empyema tube
OBJECTIVES: High preoperative risk precludes decortication and other surgical interventions in some patients with chronic empyema. We manage such patients by converting the chest tube into an “empyema tube,” cutting the tube near the skin and securing the end with a sterile clip to allow for open pl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27185989 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.180802 |