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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 34-36
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59749
Interventional Radiology

Image-guided percutaneous drainage of an emphysematous bulla with a fluid level

Naveen Kalra
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
,
Senthil Kumar Aiyappan
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
,
Surinder K Jindal
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh - 160 012, India
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Abstract

We report here a case of a large emphysematous bulla with a fluid level that was managed successfully by percutaneous catheter drainage in a 50 year-old man with chronic obstructive airway disease.

Keywords

Bulla - drainage - fl uid leve


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02. August 2021

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