Prosthesis for open pleurostomy (POP): management for chronic empyemas

Prosthesis for open pleurostomy (POP): management for chronic empyemas

OBJECTIVES: We developed a prosthesis for open pleurostomy cases where pulmonary decortication is not indicated, or where post-pneumonectomy space infection occurs. The open pleural window procedure not only creates a large hole in the chest wall that is shocking to patients, also results in a perma...

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Main Authors: Luiz Tarcísio Brito Filomeno, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Tiago Noguchi Machuca, João Carlos das Neves-Pereira, Ricardo Mingarini Terra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-03-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Open Pleural Window
Pleurostomy
Empyema
Pleural Effusion
Pulmonary Decortication
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000300010

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