Andrews thoracoplasty as a treatment of post-pneumonectomy empyema: experience in 23 cases Philippe Icard, MD, Jean Philippe Le Rochais, MD, Bertrand Rabut, MD, Sebastien Cazaban, MD, Bertrand Martel, MD, Claude Evrard, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 4, Pages 1159-1163 (October 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00699-2
Fig 1 Schematic drawing showing the thoracomediastinal plication after resection of the ribs, curettage of the empyema cavity, and closure of bronchial fistula, if present [Reprinted, with permission, from Andrews NC. Thoraco-mediastinal plication. (A surgical technique for chronic empyema). J Thorac Surg 1961;41:809–16.]. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1159-1163DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00699-2)
Fig 2 Front view of the cosmetic result. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1159-1163DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00699-2)
Fig 3 Back view of the cosmetic result. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 1159-1163DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00699-2)