Chest Tube Drainage Under Radiological Guidance for Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax in a Tertiary Care University Teaching Hospital: Review of 51 Cases

Luce Cantin; Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre; Luigi Lepanto; David Gianfelice; Antoine Rabbat; Benoît Aubin; Pierre Perreault; Renée Déry; Michel Lafortune

doi:10.1155/2005/498709

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2005)

Chest Tube Drainage Under Radiological Guidance for Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax in a Tertiary Care University Teaching Hospital: Review of 51 Cases

Luce Cantin,
Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre,
Luigi Lepanto,
David Gianfelice,
Antoine Rabbat,
Benoît Aubin,
Pierre Perreault,
Renée Déry,
Michel Lafortune

Affiliations

Luce Cantin: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Luigi Lepanto: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
David Gianfelice: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Antoine Rabbat: Surgery Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Benoît Aubin: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pierre Perreault: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Renée Déry: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Michel Lafortune: Radiology Department, University of Montreal Medical Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/498709
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 29 – 33

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Chest tube drainage under radiological guidance has been used with increasing frequency as a treatment option for pleural effusions and pneumothoraxes.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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