Twenty-six years of experience with the modified eloesser flap

Empyema thoracis is a common thoracic problem with a multitude of therapeutic options. The modified Eloesser flap (MEF) is one means of dealing with this problem in selected complicated patients. The purpose of this study is to report our 26-year experience with the MEF. A review of 78 patients who...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003-08, Vol.76 (2), p.401-406
Hauptverfasser:	Thourani, Vinod H, Lancaster, R.Todd, Mansour, Kamal A, Miller, Joseph I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Chronic Disease Drainage - methods Empyema, Pleural - diagnosis Empyema, Pleural - mortality Empyema, Pleural - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - mortality Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - surgery Humans Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgical Flaps Survival Rate Suture Techniques Thoracic Surgical Procedures - methods Thoracoplasty - methods Treatment Outcome
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