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
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Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2023
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Case Reports
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
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author Fujita, Kohei
Hirai, Masataka
Saito, Zentaro
Ito, Takanori
Imakita, Takuma
Oi, Issei
Kanai, Osamu
Tachibana, Hiromasa
Mio, Tadashi
author_facet Fujita, Kohei
Hirai, Masataka
Saito, Zentaro
Ito, Takanori
Imakita, Takuma
Oi, Issei
Kanai, Osamu
Tachibana, Hiromasa
Mio, Tadashi
author_sort Fujita, Kohei
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description 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 decreased activities of daily living. In instances where thoracic drainage is not feasible, the course of treatment is protracted and the prognosis is poor. Our case report exemplifies the successful treatment of pyothorax in a geriatric patient via CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter. We believe that this educational case serves as a testament to the fact that even the most aged patients can be successfully treated with resourcefulness.
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spelling pubmed-101861952023-05-17 A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter Fujita, Kohei Hirai, Masataka Saito, Zentaro Ito, Takanori Imakita, Takuma Oi, Issei Kanai, Osamu Tachibana, Hiromasa Mio, Tadashi Respirol Case Rep Case Reports 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 decreased activities of daily living. In instances where thoracic drainage is not feasible, the course of treatment is protracted and the prognosis is poor. Our case report exemplifies the successful treatment of pyothorax in a geriatric patient via CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter. We believe that this educational case serves as a testament to the fact that even the most aged patients can be successfully treated with resourcefulness. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2023-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10186195/ /pubmed/37200955 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1162 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Reports
Fujita, Kohei
Hirai, Masataka
Saito, Zentaro
Ito, Takanori
Imakita, Takuma
Oi, Issei
Kanai, Osamu
Tachibana, Hiromasa
Mio, Tadashi
A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title_full A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title_fullStr A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title_full_unstemmed A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title_short A 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by CT‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
title_sort 92‐year‐old patient with thoracic empyema successfully treated by ct‐guided insertion of a pigtail catheter
topic Case Reports
url 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
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