Chest Drainage

Shaunagh McDermott; Diane A. Levis; Ronald S. Arellano

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1330058

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2012; 29(04): 247-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1330058

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Chest Drainage

Authors

Shaunagh McDermott

¹Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Diane A. Levis

¹Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Ronald S. Arellano

¹Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

Infectious, traumatic, or neoplastic processes in the chest often result in fluid collections within the pleural, parenchymal, or mediastinal spaces. The same fundamental principles that guide drainages of the abdomen can be applied to the chest. This review discusses various pathologic conditions of the thorax that can result in the abnormal accumulation of fluid or air, and their management using image-guided methods.

Keywords

pneumothorax - empyema - pleural effusion - abscess - thoracentesis - thoracostomy

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