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Simple chest closure of open window thoracostomy for postpneumonectomy empyema: a case report

BACKGROUND: Management of postpneumonectomy empyema requires comprehensive strategies, especially when the condition is associated with large bronchopleural fistulae. We report a case involving the simple chest closure of open window thoracostomy with remaining residual space. CASE PRESENTATION: We...

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Autores principales: Fukui, Tetsuya, Matsukura, Tadashi, Wakatsuki, Yusuke, Yamawaki, Satoko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6450984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30953209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-019-0612-y