A pulmonary vein angiogram was performed using a pressure injection with the tip of an end and side hole catheter in a near-wedge position; extravasation of contrast material into a bronchus occurred, causing severe bronchoconstriction. It may be possible to avoid this complication by the use of an end hole balloon catheter in the wedge position, slow flow rates of contrast material, and low pr...

With the advent of newer antibiotics and improved surgical procedures, the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of pulmonary abscess assumes an increased importance. Since the prognosis in this disease is closely correlated with the promptness and accuracy of diagnosis, it has become imperative for the internist and surgeon, working In close cooperation, to be thoroughly f amiliar with the vari...