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eComment. post-pneumonectomy empyema with bronchopleural fistula.
Andreetti et al. regarding the treatment of post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula (PPBPF) by self-expandable stent and we agree that this modality can be in the armamentarium of cardiothoracic surgeons [1]. PPBPF is one of the most serious and lethal complications in thoracic surgery. There are well-known predisposing factors related to this devastating postoperative complication such as ex...
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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 s...
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OBJECTIVES Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) of chronic empyemas can potentially set challenging patients free of prolonged hospitalization by warranting outpatient care. We wanted to test this concept in post-pneumonectomy empyema patients. METHODS Three patients with post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula were subjected to open window thoracostomy (OWT) and subsequently to VAC. The BPFs were...
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OBJECTIVES The aim of our study is to evaluate the results of thoraco-mediastinal plication for the treatment of post-pneumonectomy empyema. METHODS From 1 January 1985 to 1 January 2011, 30 patients underwent post-pneumonectomy empyema through a modified thoraco-mediastinal plication procedure (Andrews thoracoplasty). Indications for pneumonectomy included cancer (25 cases), tuberculosis (3 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)42909-7