Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2013 Apr;46(2):153-155. 10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.2.153.
Application of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device in Management of Postpneumonectomy Empyema
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. chkang@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 1427813
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.2.153
Abstract
- A 57-year-old man was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent pneumonectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. He was discharged without acute complications, but on a regular outpatient follow-up, he was readmitted with postpneumonectomy empyema. He was successfully treated with a vacuum-assisted closure device and for 1 year period of outpatient follow-up, there was no recurrence of empyema or lung cancer.
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