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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2023

A 2.5-cm single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for stage III tuberculous empyema: a case report.

Zhi Yang, Xiujun Chang

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Zhi YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Courtyard 9, Beiguan Street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China. dryang2015@163.com.
Xiujun ChangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chest Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Courtyard 9, Beiguan Street, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

backgroundStage III tuberculous empyema is a common disease of tuberculosis. Traditionally, it has been treated by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with two to four incisions. But conventional surgery has large trauma, large bleeding volume and long recovery time. To our knowledge it is the first report of surgery for stage III tuberculous empyema with a mini single-port approach. CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with complaints of intermittent chest pain for half a year. We got the diagnosis of stage III tuberculous empyema after medical treatment. Considering that the patient was young and unmarried, we decided to perform minimally invasive pleural decortication through a 2.5 cm single port. The operation time was 240 min, and blood loss was 100 ml. The patient recovered well and postoperative pain was mild.

conclusionThis case demonstrates that single-port VATS with a smaller incision for the Stage III tuberculous empyema should be considered in well selected patients.

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Empyema, PleuralEmpyema, TuberculousAdultFemaleHumansPleuraRetrospective StudiesThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedYoung AdultSurgery/incisionsThoracoscopyTuberculous empyemaVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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PMID36627632
PMCPMC9832621

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