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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;12(12):7481-7487.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2946.

Treatment of a lung lobectomy patient with severe post-surgical infection in the anterior thoracic wall by multiple debridement and drainage procedures: a case report

Jie Dai  1 , Patrick Greiffenstein  2 , Francesco Petrella  3   4 , Jae Jun Kim  5 , Giuseppe Marulli  6 , Yong Fang  7 , Yiming Zhou  1
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Treatment of a lung lobectomy patient with severe post-surgical infection in the anterior thoracic wall by multiple debridement and drainage procedures: a case report

Jie Dai et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-2946). PG reports personal fees from Zimmer Biomet, outside the submitted work. JD serves as an unpaid Section Editor of Journal of Thoracic Disease. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pre-surgical CT scan of the anterior chest indicating an infection of the anterior thoracic wall along with a fractured sternum and ribs.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pre-surgical 3D-CT reconstruction of the anterior chest revealing damage to the sternum and the bilateral ribs.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intensive damage to the thoracic wall after three debridements.
Figure 4
Figure 4
A follow-up visit 1 year after the surgery proved excellent wound healing and CT scan shows no sign of infection.
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