TY - JOUR T1 - Treatment of post pneumonectomy pleural empyema by open window thoracostomy JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 853 LP - 855 DO - 10.1183/09031936.93.02090853 VL - 2 IS - 9 AU - PE Postmus AU - JM Kerstjens AU - WJ de Boer AU - JN Homan van der Heide AU - GH Koeter Y1 - 1989/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/2/9/853.abstract N2 - In 13 patients an open window thoracostomy (OWT) was performed for post pneumonectomy pleural empyema. The operation, and life with an OWT cavity, were tolerated well. Early closure of an OWT is not advisable because of a high chance of recurrence of the infection and, in lung cancer patients also the risk of tumour relapse within two years after tumour surgery. ER -