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Background: Ruptured lung abscess is rare and a serious medical concern. We reported a rare case of exploratory thoracoscopy for hemoptysis and empyema due to ruptured lung abscess. Case: A 49-year-old man visited our hospital due to hemoptysis. Chest CT showed a left empyema due to ruptured lung abscess in the left lower lobe. Exploratory thoracoscopy revealed thoracic empyema with bronchopleural fistula, and thoracotomy was performed and curettage for empyema cavity, and closure of bronchopleural fistula was done. It was closed by sutures with polyglycolic-acid sheet as a pledget and covered with thickened pleura. A pneumonia and a small cavity, which seemed to be aspiration, were found on the healthy side, and the patient is being closely followed up. Conclusion: We encountered a surgical case of ruptured lung abscess that is a cause of hemoptysis, and postoperative course was uneventful. Exploratory thoracoscopy was effective in confirming the fistula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This correction notice is for an article titled "Hemoptysis due to ruptured lung abscess successfully treated by exploratory thoracoscopy: report of a case" published in the journal General Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Cases. The correction addresses an error in the competing interests section of the original article. The correction clarifies that MK is the Editor of the journal, while the other authors declare no competing interests. The correction notice is authored by Yutaka Miyano, Kunihiro Oyama, Yuka Saito, and Masato Kanzaki. [Extracted from the article]