Abstract |
We report a 73-year-old woman with right pleural gas gangrene, treated successfully by thoracoscopic debridement. The clinical course and chest computed radiography and thoracoscopy findings suggested that her condition resulted from a relatively rare esophageal injury after she accidentally ingested a fish bone. Video-assisted thoracoscopic intervention has proved useful in cases involving pleural gas gangrene.
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Authors | Shunsuke Endo, Akira Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Fumio Murayama, Yasunori Sohara |
Journal | The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi
(Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 50
Issue 4
Pg. 178-80
(Apr 2002)
ISSN: 1344-4964 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 11993201
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Empyema, Pleural
(etiology)
- Esophagus
(injuries)
- Female
- Foreign Bodies
(complications, diagnostic imaging)
- Gas Gangrene
(etiology)
- Humans
- Pleural Diseases
(etiology)
- Pleural Effusion
(etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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