Surgical treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema associated with     bronchopleural fistula: : report of 3 cases

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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 15(3): 295-298

Published online September 1, 1982

Surgical treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema associated with bronchopleural fistula: : report of 3 cases

김용진,김현순,서경필

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Persistent bronchopleural fistula still presents a troublesome therapeutic challenge and demands an aggressive approach when conventional measures fail. Empyema associated bronchopleural fistula developed after resectional surgery and their primary diseases were lung abscess in one case, bronchiectasis in two cases. Three cases of postpneumonectomy empyema associated bronchopleural fistula were treated surgically with a pedicled intercostal muscle grafting and concomittent thoracoplasty. After the procedure, patients had no recurrent symptoms or signs of bronchopleural fistula and discharged from hospital with improved condition. [KTCS 1982;3:295-298]