Open AccessBronchoscopic Drainage of Lung Abscesses Using a Pigtail Catheter
Author(s) -
Avraham Unterman,
Oren Fruchter,
Dror Rosengarten,
Shimon Izhakian,
Nader Abdel-Rahman,
Mordechai R. Kramer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000453003
Subject(s) - medicine , pigtail , lung , drainage , surgery , catheter , bronchoscopy , lung abscess , physics , optical fiber , optics , ecology , biology
Lung abscesses are commonly treated with antibiotics. However, some patients fail to respond and may require percutaneous catheter drainage or surgical intervention. Bronchoscopic drainage (BD) of lung abscesses emerged as a therapeutic alternative in selected patients.