Open window thoracostomy for a chronic calcified pleural empyema in the setting of a closed chest trauma

Open window thoracostomy for a chronic calcified pleural empyema in the setting of a closed chest trauma

This case report is a chronic calcified pleural empyema in a patient who suffered a closed chest trauma 30 years ago. The first goal is to demonstrate how the closed chest trauma caused a bronchopleural fistula of the calcified pleural empyema, since the patient began to report continued purulent sp...

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Main Authors: H Harmouchi, Y Hamraoui, M Lakranbi, L Belliraj, FZ Lamouime, M Ghaouti, Y Ouadnouni, M Smahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-06-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211025437

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