Pedicle Thoracoplasty and Free Skin Transplantations in the Treatment of Open Postpneumonectomy Cavity After Empyema
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 10 (2) , 175-178
- https://doi.org/10.3109/14017437609167788
Abstract
The method of covering the open postpneumonectomy pleural cavity with skin is used when closure of the thoracostoma is not possible. The operation is performed with pedicles and free skin transplantations. The results in 16 patients treated this way are presented. This method makes it possible to cover the whole open pleural cavity with skin and to reach a satisfactory postpneumonectomy state.Keywords
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