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Thoracic empyema
Alberto de Hoyos1, Sudhir Sundaresan
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
The Surgical Clinics of North America
|October 10, 2002
Abstract:
This article summarizes the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, radiological manifestations, and treatment options of patients with parapneumonic effusions or empyema. Emphasis is placed on an expeditious workup and appropriate selection of the multiple therapeutic options.