Application of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device in Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 153-155, 2013.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-13790
ABSTRACT
A 57-year-old man was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent pneumonectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. He was discharged without acute complications, but on a regular outpatient follow-up, he was readmitted with postpneumonectomy empyema. He was successfully treated with a vacuum-assisted closure device and for 1 year period of outpatient follow-up, there was no recurrence of empyema or lung cancer.
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Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Pneumonectomia
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Recidiva
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Seguimentos
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Empiema
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Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Excisão de Linfonodo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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