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Eloesser flap El·oes·ser flap (el-es'ĕr), a surgically created open skin-lined tract for chronic drainage of an empyema, often following pneumonectomy. See also: Eloesser procedure. El·oes·ser flap (el-es'ĕr flap) A surgically created open skin-lined tract for chronic drainage of an empyema, often following pneumonectomy. Eloesser, Leo, U.S. thoracic surgeon, 1881-1976. Eloesser flapEloesser procedure - transposition of a tonguelike skin flap pedicle from the chest wall into the depths of an incision that communicates with an empyema or peripheral lung abscess. |