Thoracomyoplasty in the Treatment of Empyema: Current Indications, Basic Principles, and Results

Empyema remains a challenge for modern medicine. Cases not amenable to lung decortication are particularly difficult to treat, requiring prolonged hospitalizations and mutilating procedures. This paper presents the current role of thoracomyoplasty procedures, which allow complete and definitive obli...

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Main Authors: Petre Vlah-Horea Botianu, Alexandru Mihail Botianu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/418514
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