An Infected Mediastinal Cyst

The authors describe a 43-year-old patient who had a mediastinal mass that became infected after a transbronchial needle aspirate biopsy. A paraspinal, extrapleural window with a saline-lidocaine mixture was created that allowed the placement of a percutaneous drainage catheter into the infected les...

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Main Authors: Lindsay M Lawson, Andrew C Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/369023