Combined Clagett procedure, negative pressure therapy, and thoracomyoplasty for treatment of late-onset postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis

Schreiner W, Dudek W, Sirbu H (2015)

Publication Type: Journal article, Medical case study

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Kardiochirurgia I Torakochirurgia Polska

Book Volume: 12

Pages Range: 259-61

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2015.54466

Abstract

Late-onset post-pneumonectomy empyema necessitatis can occur many years after the surgery and is a life-threatening condition. A 58-year-old male presented with empyema necessitatis 18 years after undergoing pneumonectomy. He was successfully treated with a modified two-stage Clagett procedure and ambulatory negative pressure as the bridge between the stages. The 72-month follow-up was uneventful. The complete obliteration of the rigid and wide residual postpneumonectomy cavity was necessary to avoid re-recurrence of the infection.

Authors with CRIS profile

Waldemar Schreiner Department of Thoracic Surgery Wojciech Dudek Department of Thoracic Surgery Horia Sirbu Professur für Thoraxchirurgie

How to cite

APA:

Schreiner, W., Dudek, W., & Sirbu, H. (2015). Combined Clagett procedure, negative pressure therapy, and thoracomyoplasty for treatment of late-onset postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis. Kardiochirurgia I Torakochirurgia Polska, 12(3), 259-61. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2015.54466

MLA:

Schreiner, Waldemar, Wojciech Dudek, and Horia Sirbu. "Combined Clagett procedure, negative pressure therapy, and thoracomyoplasty for treatment of late-onset postpneumonectomy empyema necessitatis." Kardiochirurgia I Torakochirurgia Polska 12.3 (2015): 259-61.

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