Affiliation:
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
A 60-year-old man who had suffered from chronic left tuberculous empyema for 25 years, was diagnosed with chronic tension empyema based on enlargement of the empyema cavity. To prevent compression of the heart and left lung, we removed the empyema capsule. This procedure relieved the compression of the left lung, and the patient’s lung function improved.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery
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