Late-onset chest wall abscess due to a biodegradable rib pin infection after lung transplantation
Late-onset chest wall abscess due to a biodegradable rib pin infection after lung transplantation
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Tokyo: Springer Japan
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English
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Tokyo: Springer Japan
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A 55-year-old man with end-stage emphysema underwent a right single-lung transplantation through a posterolateral thoracotomy. The fifth rib was divided and fused back using a biodegradable pin made of polylactide acid and hydroxyapatite. Two weeks postoperatively, he suffered from central vein catheter-related sepsis due to methicillin-sensitive
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Late-onset chest wall abscess due to a biodegradable rib pin infection after lung transplantation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1878826096
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1878826096
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1863-6705
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1863-6713
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10.1007/s11748-017-0768-y
