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Hand-assisted laparoscopic harvesting of an omental pedicle in the treatment of complicated chronic empyema

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We describe a new method for hand-assisted laparoscopic harvesting of an omental pedicle and its use in the treatment of chronic empyema with a bronchopulmonary fistula. This technique may also be appropriate as a less invasive surgical procedure in the treatment of a number of other thoracic infectious conditions.

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  1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Shinkawa-tori, 210-0013, Kawasaki, Japan

    K. Eguchi

  2. Department of Surgery, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Shinkawa-tori, 210-0013, Kawasaki, Japan

    T. Omori, T. Sakimoto & K. Noga

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Kanagawa-ken Hospital, 6-6 Tomiya-cho, 221-8601, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan

    S. Kaseda

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Online publication: 3 April 2001

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Eguchi, K., Omori, T., Sakimoto, T. et al. Hand-assisted laparoscopic harvesting of an omental pedicle in the treatment of complicated chronic empyema. Surg Endosc 15, 448–449 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640090040

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