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  • Title: Bronchopleural fistula: treatment by transposition of pectoralis major muscle.
    Author: Pairolero PC, Arnold PG.
    Journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 1980 Jan; 79(1):142-5. PubMed ID: 7350382.
    Abstract:
    The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula continues to constitute a major therapeutic challenge for the thoracic surgeon. Successful closure of the fistula requires that the associated empyema cavity be obliterated. We describe a patient in whom the entire pectoralis major muscle was transposed into the thorax to obliterate the cavity as well as close the bronchopleural fistula.
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