Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2018 Aug;51(4):273-276. 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.4.273.
Treatment of Fungal Empyema Combined with Osteoradionecrosis by Thoracoplasty and Myocutaneous Flap Transposition
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea. ikpark@snu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2418584
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.4.273
Abstract
- We report the rare case of a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with fungal empyema thoracis combined with osteoradionecrosis. After 32 months of home care followed by open window thoracostomy, thoracoplasty with serratus anterior muscle transposition and a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap was performed successfully. Although thoracoplasty is now rarely indicated, it is still the treatment of choice for the complete obliteration of thoracic spaces.
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