A rare constellation of empyema, lung abscess, and mediastinal abscess as a complication of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 264-265

  Huang, Chun Ta ^a   Chen, Chung Yu ^a   Ho, Chao Chi ^a   Yu, Chong Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Empyema; Endobronchial ultrasound; Transbronchial needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANOREXIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DYSPNEA; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALAISE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM ABSCESS; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

ABSCESS; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79951971188     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.037     Document Type: Article

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