Giant fluid-filled bulla treated by instillation of antibiotics after percutaneous drainage
Autor: | C. B. Lee, Sung Ho Shinn, S.-H. Chon |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Lung Diseases Male medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Computed tomography Catheterization Blister medicine Humans Bulla (seal) Invasive Procedure medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Giant bulla Middle Aged Combined Modality Therapy Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Catheter Treatment Outcome Drainage Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed Right upper lung field |
Zdroj: | The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. 58(2) |
ISSN: | 1439-1902 |
Popis: | A 46-year-old man was admitted 3 years ago with symptoms of right chest discomfort. A chest X-ray and CT scan revealed an air-fluid level in a previously diagnosed giant bulla in his right upper lung field. Percutaneous drainage of the giant fluid-filled bulla using a pigtail catheter was performed. Instillation of antibiotics was performed twice and the catheter was removed. Two years later almost complete disappearance of the cavity was noted. Although immediate resolution of the giant fluid-filled bulla was not obtainable, the infection was controlled and an invasive procedure avoided. |
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