Thoracomyoplasty for Chronic Empyema and Osteoradionecrosis of the Chest Wall

Herein, we report a case in which thoracomyoplasty was performed to manage chronic postlobectomy empyema (PLE). A 54-year-old male patient with a surgical history of right upper lobectomy and thymectomy 35 years previously who had undergone adjuvant radiotherapy presented with purulent discharge on...

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Published inJournal of chest surgery Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 228 - 231
Main Authors Hong, Jeong In, Shin, Hong Ju, Jo, Won-Min, Shin, Jae Seung, Hwang, Jinwook
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 05.06.2021
Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
대한흉부외과학회
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Case Report
myocutaneous flap
osteoradionecrosis
pleural empyema
thoracoplasty
흉부외과학
Thoracoplasty
Myocutaneous flap
Pleural empyema
Osteoradionecrosis
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ISSN2765-1606
2765-1614
DOI10.5090/jcs.20.087

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Summary:Herein, we report a case in which thoracomyoplasty was performed to manage chronic postlobectomy empyema (PLE). A 54-year-old male patient with a surgical history of right upper lobectomy and thymectomy 35 years previously who had undergone adjuvant radiotherapy presented with purulent discharge on the anterior chest wall. The patient was diagnosed with chronic PLE with ascending infection and concurrent osteonecrosis of the parasternum. Proper drainage was performed for local infection control and the dead spaces were successfully closed with muscle flaps. There have been no complications to date.
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ISSN:2765-1606
2765-1614
DOI:10.5090/jcs.20.087