Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 25 Issue 6
- /
- Pages.630-636
- /
- 1992
- /
- 2765-1606(pISSN)
- /
- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Surgical Treatment of Empyema using Intrathoracic Transposition of Extrathoracic Skeletal Muscles
흉곽내로 전위시킨 골격근을 이용한 농흉의 외과적 치료
- Kim, Gi-Bong (College of Medicine, Seoul Natinal University) ;
- Park, Jong-Ho
- Published : 1992.06.01
Abstract
From August 1990 through December 1991, 14 patients[all males] underwent int-rathoracic muscle transposition of extrathoracic skeletal muscles to treat empyemas, 6 patients had tuberculous empyemas, 4 had chronic empyemas of unknown etiology, 3 had pos-tpneumonectomy empyemas, and 1 had postlobectomy empyema. 9 patients had associated bronchopleural fistulas, Their ages ranged from 22 to 67 years, with mean age of 45.1
Keywords