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