Abstract
3/2015
vol. 12
Case report
Combined Clagett procedure, negative pressure therapy, and thoracomyoplasty for treatment of late-onset postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2015; 12 (3): 259-261
Online publish date: 2015/09/30
Late-onset post-pneumonectomy empyema necessitatis can occur many years after the surgery and is a life-threatening condition. A 58-year-old male presented with empyema necessitatis 18 years after undergoing pneumonectomy. He was successfully treated with a modified two-stage Clagett procedure and ambulatory negative pressure as the bridge between the stages. The 72-month follow-up was uneventful. The complete obliteration of the rigid and wide residual postpneumonectomy cavity was necessary to avoid re-recurrence of the infection.
Keywords
negative pressure therapy, postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis, late-onset empyema
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