Tuberc Respir Dis.
2004 Jul;57(1):78-81.
A Patient Presenting Purulent Discharge From Open Window Thoracostomy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. hs1017@ewha.ac.kr
- 2Department of Diagnostic radiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Yangi Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- A 73-year-old man who had undergone a right pneumonectomy and open window thoracostomy due to tuberculous empyema, presented with purulent discharge from the previous operation site. The computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse pleural thickening and a low attenuated lesion, with air bubbles in a dependent portion of the right hemithorax. These air bubbles were revealed to be due to 7 pieces of retained surgical gauze by flexible bronchoscopy. The patient showed marked clinical improvement with diminished purulent discharge after removal of the foreign bodies.
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