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A Patient Presenting Purulent Discharge From Open Window Thoracostomy  

Kang, In Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Jung, Ji-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Ryu, Yon Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Yookyung (Diagnostic radiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Jin Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Cheon, Eun Mee (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
Nam, Dong Ki (Department of Internal Medicine, Yangi Hospital)
Chang, Jung Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.57, no.1, 2004 , pp. 78-81 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 73-year-old man who had undergone a right pneumonectomy and open window thoracostomy due to tuberculous empyema, presented with purulent discharge from the previous operation site. The computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse pleural thickening and a low attenuated lesion, with air bubbles in a dependent portion of the right hemithorax. These air bubbles were revealed to be due to 7 pieces of retained surgical gauze by flexible bronchoscopy. The patient showed marked clinical improvement with diminished purulent discharge after removal of the foreign bodies.
Keywords
Thoracostomy; Computed tomography; Foreign body;
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