Pleural empyema (EP) is one of the most complex nosologies thoracic surgery. Mortality in this disease reaches 28% according to literature. The causes development nonspecific pleura are various purulent-destructive lung diseases, as well inflammatory surgical interventions and injuries. presence or absence bronchopleural fistula (BPS) crucial determining prognosis treatment pleural empyema. Thi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper is to review the subject and to report on and discuss a case of bronchopleural cutaneous fistula due to Eikenella corrodens. DESCRIPTION A 16-year-old girl was brought to our hospital with fever and blood-tinged sputum 2 weeks prior to her admission. She suffered from neurologic sequelae of herpetic encephalitis and had been bed-ridden since 5 years of age. A l...

Background: Approach to treat empyema following pulmonary infection, especially in the second stage, is disputed. Therefore, this research aimed to compare the effect of simple tube thoracostomy versus surgical debridement in complicated parapneumonic empyema management. Methods: This prospective randomized trial was conducted in Thoracic Surgery Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Tabriz ...

A 56-year-old man was admitted because of severe weight loss, anorexia, and dyspnea over a 2-month period. He had been diagnosed in 1985 with Crohn’s colitis and in 2001 he was admitted and underwent a total colectomy with formation of an ileostomy because of a severe disease flare. Subsequently, he had missed several follow-up outpatient consultations and was not taking any medication. On admi...