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A Unique Complication of Pigtail Pleural Catheter Placement
Elizabeth M Sullivan1, John D Cambron1, Brook Danboise1
1Emergency Medicine, Christus Health/Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Corpus Christi, USA.
Abstract:
Pigtail pleural catheters are becoming more popular because they are a less painful and equally efficacious alternative to the traditional large-bore thoracostomy tube. This report describes the case of a 48-year-old male whose deteriorating condition required the placement of a pigtail pleural catheter for treatment of parapneumonic pleural effusion. He later developed significant complications related to the procedure.
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