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Article Info. Download PDF. Thoracoplasty—General Considerations. Thoracoplasty evolved as a procedure designed to treat empyema, although modern day thoracic surgeons more commonly use this modality to obliterate persistent pleural spaces after resection.
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Thoracoplasty was initiated in the late 19th century to treat destructive lung tuberculosis and was also a “last chance” treatment for chronic pleural empyema (in various
Thoracoplasty means resection of bony parts of the chest wall, usually more or less extended parts of the ribs. The aim of the procedure is to reduce the size of the chest wall to eliminate a hollow space, or to compress a pathologically altered lung.
The aim of the procedure is to reduce the size of the chest wall to eliminate a hollow space, or to compress a pathologically altered lung.1–4 This surgical method (also called collapse therapy of chest wall) historically applied to treat cavernous forms of lung tuberculosis and to eliminate empyematous cavities.3,5 Gradually, the technique ...
Thoracoplasty was invented for removing cavities between thoracic wall and remnant lung or mediastinum. It was initially used in cases of tuberculosis or unspecific infections, while currently it is used mainly for space problems after lobectomy/pneumonectomy.
The thoracoplasty procedure was performed for: (1) post-pneumonectomy empyema, n = 20 (bronchial fistula, n = 11; open window thoracostomy, n = 14; mean number of resected ribs, n = 7.5; associated intrathoracic muscle transposition, n = 12; postoperative death, n = 3); (2) post-lobectomy empyema, n = 8 (bronchial fistula n = 8; open window ...
Thoracoplasty is a surgical procedure that allows the reduction of the thoracic cavity by removing the ribs. It was originally conceived to collapse cavities of lungs affected by tuberculosis and gained worldwide acceptance in such a setting.
