Acute Postpneumonectomy Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula Treated with Vacuum-assisted Closure Device
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 260-262, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-14877
ABSTRACT
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-assisted closure device was successfully applied to sterilize the pleural cavity and obliterate bronchopleural fistula.
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Main subject:
Pneumonectomy
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Sterilization
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Bronchial Fistula
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Pleural Cavity
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Empyema
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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
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Fistula
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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