Thoracic empyema after pneumonectomy: intrathoracic application of vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the use of vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C. Therapy, KCI Medical, Wiesbaden, Germany) to treat an intrathoracic empyema that occurred after resection of the right lung. Successful closure of the thoracic cavity was achieved with an omental plombage.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Anastomosis, Surgical
- Bronchi
- Empyema, Pleural
- Lung Neoplasms
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Trachea