AI Article Synopsis
- A patient with empyema of the thorax and sternal osteomyelitis underwent surgery to remove an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma and repair the sternal defect.
- The osteomyelitis infection was successfully treated, but the empyema persisted for several months.
- Complications arose during recovery, including a case of sepsis related to a central venous catheter.
Article Abstract
We report here the case report of patient with empyema of the thorax and sternal osteomyelitis, which undertool removal of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma with omentoplasty of sternal defect. Osteomyelitis was cured; though empyema persisted for several months and it's healing was complicated with central venous catheter sepsis.
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