A Novel Procedure Using a Tissue Expander for Management of Persistent Alveolar Fistula After Lobectomy Yasushi Sakamaki, MD, Tetsuo Kido, MD, Takashi Fujiwara, MD, Katsuki Kuwae, MD, Motomu Maeda, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages 2130-2132 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.022 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postsurgical empyema after the right lower bilobectomy shown on computed tomography. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2130-2132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.022) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Photograph of a tissue expander identical to the one used in the present case. (E = expandable silicone envelope; P = injection port; T = tube and connector.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2130-2132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.022) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Follow-up computed tomography showing the remaining lung (L), myocutaneous flap (F), and tissue expander (E) implanted in the residual cavity of the right hemithorax. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 2130-2132DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.022) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions