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A Patient Presenting Purulent Discharge From Open Window Thoracostomy / 결핵및호흡기질환
In-Sook KANG; Ji-Min JUNG; Yon-Ju RYU; Yookyung KIM; Jin-Hwa LEE; Eun-Mee CHEON; Dong-Ki NAM; Jung-Hyun CHANG.
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases ; : 78-81, 2004.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-95345
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A 73-year-old man who had undergone a right pneumonectomy and open window thoracostomy due to tuberculous empyema, presented with purulent discharge from the previous operation site. The computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse pleural thickening and a low attenuated lesion, with air bubbles in a dependent portion of the right hemithorax. These air bubbles were revealed to be due to 7 pieces of retained surgical gauze by flexible bronchoscopy. The patient showed marked clinical improvement with diminished purulent discharge after removal of the foreign bodies.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pneumonectomy / Thorax / Bronchoscopy / Thoracostomy / Empyema, Tuberculous / Foreign Bodies Limits: Aged / Humans Language: Korean Journal: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Year: 2004 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Pneumonectomy / Thorax / Bronchoscopy / Thoracostomy / Empyema, Tuberculous / Foreign Bodies Limits: Aged / Humans Language: Korean Journal: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Year: 2004 Type: Article