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Postpneumonectomy Empyema: Results After the Clagett Procedure

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1 Postpneumonectomy Empyema: Results After the Clagett Procedure
Salman Zaheer, MD, Mark S. Allen, MD, Stephen D. Cassivi, MD, Francis C. Nichols, MD, Craig H. Johnson, MD, Claude Deschamps, MD, Peter C. Pairolero, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages (July 2006) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 (A and B) Line drawings demonstrating muscle placed on the closed bronchus. The inset drawing (arrow) shows how a muscle can be sutured directly to the margin of the fistulae (muscle plug) to obtain bronchial closure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Clagett procedure summary. *One patient was closed at another institution. (BPF = bronchopleural fistula; ITMT = intrathoracic muscle transposition; PPE = postpneumonectomy empyema.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Survival after treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema. Survival (death from any cause) among 84 patients who underwent treatment for a postpneumonectomy empyema. Zero time on abscissa represents date of postpneumonectomy diagnosis. Numbers of patients at risks are shown above the abscissa. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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