- MedlinePlus: Empyema
Explains how infected fluid can build up in the pleural space (the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it) and its treatment with antibiotics or decortication.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000123.htm
- eMedicine.com: Empyema
Clinical overview of the condition in which inflammatory fluid and debris collects within the pleural space.
www.emedicine.com/radio/topic245.htm
- Guidelines for Surgical Treatment of Empyema and Related Pleural Diseases
Offers information on empyema thoracis and video-assisted surgery.
www.ipeg.org/guidelines/empyema.html
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