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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1856
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: General thoracic

Invited commentary

Rudy Lackner, MD

Department of Surgery University of Nebraska Medical Center 982315 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315

(E-mail: rlackner@unmc.edu).

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Empyema continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, complicating community and hospital acquired pulmonary infections, as well as many thoracic and abdominal surgical procedures. The early management of empyema may be as simple as antibiotics and thoracentesis, whereas late i ntervention may be as complicated as decortication with interposition of tissue flaps. Typically these procedures have required a thoracotomy to achieve full expansion of the lung and obliteration of residual pleural space.

Thoracoscopy has added a minimally invasive alternative to these traditional . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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