Abstract

Aim of the study: To study the outcome of patients having chronic empyema with cavitatory parenchymal lung disease in children after surgery. An Empyema is accumulation of purulent fluid in the pleural cavity. Most commonly as a complication of pneumonia. In this study open Decortication was done for chronic Empyema cases and Decortication plus non anatomical lung resection (lobectomy) was done in severely necrosed lung parenchyma cases and the outcome was studied. Materials and Methods: All chronic Empyema thoracis cases requiring surgery are admitted in pediatric surgery department were investigated and included in the study. Total of 30 cases were studied. Results: Only Decortication was done in 70℅ cases and both Decortication along with non-anatomical lung resection was done in 30℅ of cases in which there is severe lung parenchymal necrosis.

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