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We report a rare case of a 75-year-old hemiplegic man with a chronic pleural infection, a bronchopleural fistula, and a full-thickness defect of the chest. In one operation we performed open-window thoracostomy and pleural decortication as well as reconstruction of the chest defect and reclosure of the bronchopleural fistula with a latissimus dorsi muscle flap. The patient made a good recovery and was sent for rehabilitation in good condition. Surgical treatment was essential to control and ultimately halt the septic process. Use of a muscle transplant in a hemiplegic patient did not reduce mobility.
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Pichler, M., Albrecht, J. & Padberg, W. Chest wall defect and chronic pleural infection: surgical treatment with thoracomyoplasty and open window thoracostomy. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 54, 402–404 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-006-0016-3
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