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A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter

We present a case report of a 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema, who was successfully treated via CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter. The advanced age of the patient often poses challenges in managing pyothorax due to limited physical activity and cognitive decline stemming from decre...

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Autores principales: Fujita, Kohei, Hirai, Masataka, Saito, Zentaro, Ito, Takanori, Imakita, Takuma, Oi, Issei, Kanai, Osamu, Tachibana, Hiromasa, Mio, Tadashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10186195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37200955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1162