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  • Title: [Emergency pleuropneumonectomy via anterior approach to treat chronic hemorrhagic empyema due to massive hemoptysis].
    Author: Kase M, Yamagata T, Kurata E, Okamoto M.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2003 Aug; 56(9):757-60. PubMed ID: 12931585.
    Abstract:
    A 67-year-old man with a history of surgical resection of the superior lobe of the left lung and thoracoplasty due to pulmonary tuberculosis occurring approximately 40 years previously, was admitted to the hospital due to recurrent hemoptysis. X-ray films and computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest showed the left thoracic cavity to be filled with empyema, compressing the inferior lobe downward. Since three unsuccessful attempts were made at bronchial artery embolization for hemostasis, yielding hemoptysis of approximately 1,000 ml, emergency surgery was performed. To prevent massive intra-operative hemoptysis, the left pulmonary artery was blocked by median sternotomy. A transverse incision was then made, and thus pleuropneumonectomy could be safely performed. Since it allows early blocking of blood vessels surrounding the hilum of the lung and the main bronchus, anterior approach is useful in treating hemorrhagic empyema and wet pleurisy with internal fistula.
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