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: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/369023
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spelling doaj-art-0328ce921b59451f9aa3ffc2bb6db8bb2025-08-20T02:03:27ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412000-01-017219119210.1155/2000/369023An Infected Mediastinal CystLindsay M Lawson0Andrew C Mason1Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Paul’s Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, St Paul’s Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe 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 lesion. This procedure resulted in an excellent clinical outcome, and obviated the need for a thoracotomy and more invasive surgical management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/369023
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