[Intra-pulmonary suture abscess with hemoptysis after partial resection--concerning to the pathogenesis of the suture abscess].
A 53-year-old male with a intra-pulmonary suture abscess was admitted with recurrent hemoptysis. Five year before this admission, he had undergone a partial resection of the left upper lobe for pneumothorax using unabsorbable sutures (braided polyester). Chest CT showed tumor shadow in the left S1(+2) a on admission. Because of recurrent hemoptysis, left upper lobectomy was performed. Hemoptysis was due to the presence of a suture abscess. Pathological and clinical analysis of the intra-pulmonary suture abscess showed that it was caused not only by foreign body reaction but also transbronchial infection.
Nonaka
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Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Arai
T
T
Inagaki
K
K
Morita
T
T
Yano
M
M
Miyazawa
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H
D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D013537:Sutures