Minimally invasive open-window thoracostomy using wound edge protectors

Publication date: Available online 5 December 2018Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Kimihiro Shimizu, Yoichi Ohtaki, Seshiru Nakazawa, Kai Obayashi, Toshiteru Nagashima, Toshiki Yajima, Akira Mogi, Ken ShirabeAbstractWe herein report the technical details of minimally invasive open-window thoracostomy using wound edge protectors for postoperative pyothorax following bronchopleural fistula with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis under epidural and local anesthesia.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research