Emergent pneumonectomy for lung gangrene – does the outcome warrant the procedure?
M Schweigert, C Giraldo Ospina, N Solymosi, R Karmy-Jones, A Dubecz, M Jiménez Fernández, D Öfner, HJ Stein · Zentralblatt für Chirurgie · 2014 · Heft 09
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Objective: Sloughing and gangrene of a complete lung are only very infrequently encountered complications of necrotizing pneumonia and fulminant pulmonary abscess formation. Thus far the role of emergent pneumonectomy is not established. Material and Methods: The outcome of patients who underwent anatomic lung resection for lung gangrene at three centres for thoracic surgery (USA, Germany and Spain) during the last 13 years was retrospectively analyzed. Only cases of necrotizing pneumonia were included whereas malignant lesions were kept out. The study was approved by a local ethics committee. Results: Overall 4…
