Management of Empyema Caused by a Gastropleural Fistula - A case report - |
Lee, Seong-Kwang
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University)
Lee, Yang-Haeng (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Jeon, Hee-Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Yoon, Young-Chul (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Hwang, Youn-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Park, Kyung-Taek (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) Choi, Chang-Soo (Department of General Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University) |
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