Endobronchial Malposition of Matthys Pleural Catheter: A Case Report

Abstract Background Matthys catheters (Matthys drainage A Set, Bösch Feinmechanik und Medizintechnik GmbH, Gottenheim, Germany) are thin catheters with an external diameter of 2.7 mm, which are often used in internal medicine to drain pleural effusions. After puncturing the pleural cavi...

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Main Authors: Andreas Kirschbaum, Alexander Damanakis, Caroline Rolfes, Detlef Bartsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-10-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1564691