저자들은 흉강개구부로부터 화농성 분비물을 주소로 내원한 만성 농흉 환자에서 흉부 CT 결과 공기 방울을 포함한 저음영 병변으로 이물질을 의심하였고, 흉강개구부를 통해 굴곡성 기관지내시경을 삽입하여 관찰한 결과 흉강내 거즈를 발견하여 겸자로 제거한 예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
A 73-year-old man who had undergone a right pneumonectomy and open window thoracostomy due to tuberculous empyema, presented with purulent discharge from the previous operation site. The computed tomography of the chest showed diffuse pleural thickening and a low attenuated lesion, with air bubbles in a dependent portion of the right hemithorax. These air bubbles were revealed to be due to 7 pieces of retained surgical gauze by flexible bronchoscopy. The patient showed marked clinical improvement with diminished purulent discharge after removal of the foreign bodies.
