A New Method of an Axial Puncture Approach for Draining Loculated Pleural Effusions
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kenji Takizawa Yasuo Nakajima Yukihisa Ogawa Shingo Hmaguchi Misako Yoshimatsu Atsuko Fujikawa Yuya Koike Hiroshi Kato
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Purpose The authors devised a new method of an axial puncture approach through the pulmonary apex (PA) for percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) of loculated fluid collections extending to the PA. The purpose of this report is to introduce the new procedure. Methods Percutaneous catheter drainage by the axial puncture approach was performed in two patients with limited supine position and loculated pleural fluid collection in the posteromedial part of thoracic cavity. Results The procedures succeeded in two patients without difficulties while keeping them in a supine position, even if the loculated fluids exist in the posterior side of thoracic cavity. Conclusions Percutaneous catheter drainage by the axial puncture approach is particularly effective in patients with limited supine positions and loculated pleural fluid collection in the posteromedial part of thoracic cavity.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol DOI 10.1007/s00270-011-0138-6 Received: 30 November 2010 / Accepted: 15 February 2011
