Successful treatment of bilateral empyema with bilateral fistulae using free intercostal muscle flap

BACKGROUND: Bilateral empyema is rare and can be life-threatening. Few cases have ever been reported about bilateral empyema with fistula on both sides. We herein report a case of bilateral empyema with bilateral fistulae that was treated with a 2-stage operation. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was...

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Published in:Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Okamura, Junko, Kobayashi, Naohiro, Yanagihara, Takahiro, Kikuchi, Shinji, Goto, Yukinobu, Sato, Yukio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7902745/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33620526
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01140-8
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