Treatment of Fungal Empyema Combined with Osteoradionecrosis by Thoracoplasty and Myocutaneous Flap Transposition

We report the rare case of a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with fungal empyema thoracis combined with osteoradionecrosis. After 32 months of home care followed by open window thoracostomy, thoracoplasty with serratus anterior muscle transposition and a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap was pe...

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Main Authors: Joon Seok Lee, In Kyu Park, Samina Park, Kwan Yong Hyun, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018-08-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.4.273