Simplified Cavernostomy Using Wound Protector for Complex Pulmonary Aspergilloma Takeo Nakada, MD, Tadashi Akiba, MD, PhD, Takuya Inagaki, MD, PhD, Toshiaki Morikawa, MD, PhD, Takao Ohki, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 1, Pages 360-361 (July 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.087 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chest computed tomography revealed fluid collection in the right pulmonary cavity (arrow) with left-sided pulmonary infiltrates. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 360-361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.087) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Alexis Wound Protector (XXS) was applied in orifice of the cavity. A trimmed DuoActive (Convatec) dressing was used to the attachment site of the external ring to prevent skin complications. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 360-361DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.087) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions