Abstract
Because of the insufficient expansion of the lung decortication with thoracoplasty was executed to 4 cases who had underwent operation of lobectomy or segmental resection. Two of them were accompanied with bronchial fistula.
In those cases number & length of the resected ribs were extremely saved in comparison of simple thoracoplasty.
The recovery of the lung capacity, however, did not come up to our expectations.
This procedure should be tried to these cases who show insufficient expansion of lung after lobectomy or segmental resection.
