PURPOSE: The management of @entity102 with persistent @entity292 ( @entity292 ) is a major challenge for surgeons. We report our experience of performing pedicle muscle flap transposition for @entity102 with @entity292 in a clinical center in China. METHODS: The subjects of this study were 13 @entity1 with postoperative @entity102 and persistent @entity292 . The surgical procedure performed was chosen according to the degree of @entity281 in the @entity3509 . @entity1 with mild contamination underwent one-stage cavity decortication with flap transposition, whereas @entity1 with severe @entity281 underwent two-stage surgery including open-window thoracostomy and pedicle muscle flap transposition. RESULTS: Five @entity1 underwent one-stage surgery, followed by an uneventful postoperative course in all except one. The other eight @entity1 underwent two-stage surgery. The fistulas closed spontaneously during the course of dressings and six of these eight @entity1 underwent second-stage surgery uneventfully. A bronchopleurocutaneous sinus developed in the wounds of the other two @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: Pedicle muscle flap transposition is a viable option for @entity102 with @entity292 ; however, surgical procedures should be selected according to the degree of contamination. For two-stage surgery, obliteration of the cavity should be considered, preferably after closure of the @entity292 .

Pedicle muscle flap transposition for XXXX with persistent @entity292 : experience of a single clinical center in China.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity3509 :: ('MESH:D004653', 'Disease') :: ['empyema cavity'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic empyema'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['BPF', 'fistula', 'bronchopleural fistula']
@entity102 :: (MESH:D002908,Disease) :: ['chronic empyema']
