Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention of Postpneumonectomy Pleural Empyema

Background: Pleural empyema after pneumonectomy still poses a serious postoperative complication. A broncho-pleural fistula is often detected. Despite various therapeutic options developed over the last five decades it remains a major surgical challenge.Materials and methods: A literature search in...

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Main Authors: Danail B. Petrov, Dragan Subotic, Georgi S. Yankov, Dinko G. Valev, Evgeni V. Mekov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-09-01
Series:Folia Medica
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Online Access:https://foliamedica.bg/article/39120/download/pdf/