Treatment of bilateral empyema thoracis using unilateral single-port thoracoscopic approach.
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 20(6): 1034-7, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-23774617
ABSTRACT
A variety of disease in the chest can be treated with thoracoscopic surgery. Although with limited experience, thoracoscopic surgery can be performed with single-port approach. Theoretically, single-port approach can be applied in treating bilateral pleural effusions. Here we reported a case of 28-year-old man with the diagnosis of septic embolization of the lung with complications of bilateral empyema. He was treated with single-port thoracoscopic surgery for decortication of right pleural space and deloculation of left pleural space. After prolonged course of antibiotics for 21 days, the patient was discharged. After follow-up for 3 months, the patient recovered well and had no evidence of recurrence.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Empiema Pleural
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Cirurgia Torácica Vídeoassistida
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article