Intra-pulmonary suture abscess with hemoptysis after partial resection--concerning to the pathogenesis of the suture abscess
Nonaka, M.; Arai, T.; Inagaki, K.; Morita, T.; Yano, M.; Miyazawa, H.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai 39(11): 2088-2091
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0369-4739 PMID: 1774492 Document Number: 386214
A 53-year-old male with a intra-pulmonary suture abscess was admitted with recurrent hemoptysis. Five year before this admission, he had undergone a partial resection of the left upper lobe for pneumothorax using unabsorbable sutures (braided polyester). Chest CT showed tumor shadow in the left S1(+2) a on admission. Because of recurrent hemoptysis, left upper lobectomy was performed. Hemoptysis was due to the presence of a suture abscess. Pathological and clinical analysis of the intra-pulmonary suture abscess showed that it was caused not only by foreign body reaction but also transbronchial infection.