Percutaneous catheter aspiration and drainage of suspected mediastinal abscesses. 1984

R P Gobien, and J H Stanley, and B S Gobien, and I Vujic, and H I Pass

The authors describe CT-guided percutaneous aspiration of 13 apparent mediastinal abscesses in 12 extremely ill patients, excluding the diagnosis in 3 and establishing it in 9. Six patients subsequently underwent percutaneous catheter drainage, facilitating elective surgery in 1 and proving curative in 5.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008477 Mediastinal Diseases Disorders of the mediastinum, general or unspecified. Disease, Mediastinal,Diseases, Mediastinal,Mediastinal Disease
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011677 Punctures Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures. Micropunctures,Micropuncture,Puncture
D004322 Drainage The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038 Abscess Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection. Abscesses
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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