Abstract
A patient with post-pneumonectomy empyema was treated sucessfully by modification of Clagett's operation after closure of bronchopleural fistula using a transsternal, transpericardial approach. His primary disease was pulmonary tuberculosis, and he had a past history of left upper lobe lobectomy 34 year ago. Recently recurred pulmonary tuberculosis with aspergilloma in the remaining left lung, empyema with bronchopleural fistula had developed on the post-operative 4th day after completion pneumonectomy. Closed thoracostomy was done at the lowest point of the left pleural cavity immediately. The pleural cavity was irrigated with small amount of normal saline through pigtail catheter. The 2nd operation was done by closure of bronchopleural fistula using a stapler through transsternal, transpericardial approach, and then the pleural space was irrigated with normal saline with Tobramycin which shows sensitivity to isolated organism from pleural cavity. After negative conversion of pleural fluid culture, we performed modified Clagett's operation under local anesthesia. The patient had no evidence of recurrence of empyema and discharged from hospital after 10 days of the 3rd procedure.
본 례는 65세 남자 환자에서 전폐절제술후에 발생한 기관지 늑막루 및 농흉의 치험례로 일차적으로 만성화하게한 다음 정중흉골절개하 심낭절개로 좌 주기관지를 노출후 자동봉합기(TA 4.8-30)로 좌 주기관지를 이중 결찰 봉합하여 좌측 늑막강내의 염증을 일으키는 원인인 기관지 늑막루를 차단한 다음, 늑막강내의 농흉을 치료함에 있어 흉강경을 이용하여 변형된 Clagett술식으로 내면을 깨끗하게 세척한 후 민감한 항생제를 이용하여 늑막강을 채우고 흉강삽관을 뽑고 그 부위를 봉합하는 방법을 시행하여 잔존 농흉강을 폐쇄하였다.
