The omentum flap for empyema treatment: indications and disadvantages

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Croix Rousse Hospital, University of Lyon, Lyon, France;; Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
² Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Croix Rousse Hospital, University of Lyon, Lyon, France.

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Hristo Shipkov et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1423-E1424.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.91.

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Croix Rousse Hospital, University of Lyon, Lyon, France;; Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
² Department of Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Croix Rousse Hospital, University of Lyon, Lyon, France.

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