منابع مشابه
Empyema following percutaneous catheter drainage of upper abdominal abscess.
Percutaneous catheter drainage is a standard therapy for management of selected intra-abdominal abscesses. We describe three patients in whom this technique caused complicated thoracic empyemas. All patients required thoracotomy for decortication despite initial thoracostomy tube drainage. In each case, the percutaneously placed drainage catheter was found traversing the costophrenic angle, lea...
متن کاملNecrotizing fasciitis following drainage of Streptococcus milleri empyema.
Streptococcus milleri (SM) is a heterogeneous group of Streptococci, which is a recognized cause of purulent infections of the mediastinal and pleural spaces. These infections are notoriously resistant and require aggressive surgical management. We present our experience with a 60-year-old patient, who developed necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall after initial bedside drainage of a SM empy...
متن کاملInciidence of Idiopathic Acquired Obstructions in the Lacrimal Drainage Apparatus*
IN the vast majority of cases the aetiology of an acquired obstruction in the lacrimal drainage apparatus remains obscure. Overt infection is a common associate, especially with obstructions involving the naso-lacrimal duct. It is still not clear whether the infection is causal or sequential to the obstruction, or whether these two factors are simply part of a wider diathesis. At the present ti...
متن کاملIncidence of Idiopathic Acquired Obstructions in the Lacrimal Drainage Apparatus.
IN the vast majority of cases the aetiology of an acquired obstruction in the lacrimal drainage apparatus remains obscure. Overt infection is a common associate, especially with obstructions involving the naso-lacrimal duct. It is still not clear whether the infection is causal or sequential to the obstruction, or whether these two factors are simply part of a wider diathesis. At the present ti...
متن کاملA Case of Empyema necessitans: An uncommon presentation of Empyema
ABSTRACTIntroductionEmpyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural space. Empyema necessitans occurs when pus extends through the parietal pleura into the surrounding tissues.Case ReportWe present here a 4 month old babywith severe respiratory distress and anassociated huge boggy swelling over the left side of his chest and back. Evaluation revealed pus accumulated in the pleural space which ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1893
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)04040-0