Intrathoracic suture abscess after lobectomy for early lung cancer

Intrathoracic suture abscess may occur around sutures on the pleura or in the lung parenchyma, although it is rare to encounter such cases clinically. We report on a 68-year-old woman with an intrathoracic (extrapulmonary) suture abscess, which was discovered on a chest X-ray film one year after rig...

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Published inGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 40 - 42
Main Authors Kageyama, Y, Suzuki, K, Kita, Y, Matsushita, K, Takahashi, T, Kazui, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Nature B.V 1999
Subjects
Abscess - etiology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Aged
Female
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Pneumonectomy
Postoperative Complications
Sutures - adverse effects
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Summary:Intrathoracic suture abscess may occur around sutures on the pleura or in the lung parenchyma, although it is rare to encounter such cases clinically. We report on a 68-year-old woman with an intrathoracic (extrapulmonary) suture abscess, which was discovered on a chest X-ray film one year after right-middle lobectomy for early lung cancer. The abscess was removed surgically, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Pathological examination showed that it was caused by braided polyester sutures.
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ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-2092
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/BF03217939