VATS and Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy for Parapneumonic Empyema

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct 19;24(5):263-264. doi: 10.5761/atcs.lte.18-00092. Epub 2018 Jul 2.

Authors

Gen Ohara¹, Kesato Iguchi², Hiroaki Satoh¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba-Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy; localized pleural fluid; parapneumonic empyema; video-assisted thoracic surgery.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Empyema, Pleural
Humans
Pleural Effusion
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
Thrombolytic Therapy*