Pneumonectomy through an empyema
| Autor: | J.A. Odell, B.J. Henderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease Unilateral bronchiectasis Empyema thoracis Empyema Surgery Pneumonectomy Bronchoscopy Medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 89:423-427 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38791-4 |
| Popis: | In the 10 year period from May, 1973, to May, 1983, a total of 251 pneumonectomies were undertaken. Total unilateral bronchiectasis, the consequence of previous tuberculosis, occurred in 67.3% of cases and was the major indication for pneumonectomy. Of the 251 pneumonectomies, 14.7% were done through an empyema. The management of patients undergoing this procedure is discussed. There were two operative deaths among the 37 patients. Postpneumonectomy empyema developed in 16 patients (45.7%), and five of these patients required thoracoplasty, five left the hospital with an open drain or sinus, and in six the empyema was sterilized. |
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