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Chest CT on admission, at 18 months after EPP. The right thoracic space was filled with homogenous fluid and the bronchial stump was separated from the space by thick fibrous tissue.
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Chest CT showed that the right thoracic cavity was filled with a fluid of homogeneous density (Fig. 1).
Autopsy 26 months after EPP, at 4 months after treatment of late onset empyema. Late onset empyema was cured. The bronchial stump was widely covered with hypertrophic connective tissue without a fistula.
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The bronchial stump reinforced with an intercostal muscle flap at EPP was completely covered with hypertrophic connective tissue (Fig. 2).