Combined Clagett procedure, negative pressure therapy, and thoracomyoplasty for treatment of late-onset postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis
Late-onset post-pneumonectomy empyema necessitatis can occur many years after the surgery and is a life-threatening condition. A 58-year-old male presented with empyema necessitatis 18 years after undergoing pneumonectomy. He was successfully treated with a modified two-stage Clagett procedure and a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4631922/ |