Successful treatment of late onset empyema after extrapleural pneumonectomy: A case report

Treatment of post-extrapleural pneumonectomy empyema (PEPPE) is more difficult than that for post-pneumonectomy empyema for two reasons: first, a large infectious dead space remains after extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP); and second, defects of the pericardium and diaphragm are reconstructed with ar...

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Main Authors: Shigeto Nishikawa, Shigeyuki Tamari, Kenji Okita, Koji Chihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118303708