title: Application of vacuum-assisted closure device in management of postpneumonectomy empyema.
abstract: A 57-year-old man was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent pneumonectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. He was discharged without acute complications, but on a regular outpatient follow-up, he was readmitted with postpneumonectomy empyema. He was successfully treated with a vacuum-assisted closure device and for 1 year period of outpatient follow-up, there was no recurrence of empyema or lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Chang Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Se Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Empyema; Negative-pressure wound therapy; Pneumonectomy