Bilateral Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Pleural Effusions Secondary to Nonmalignant Superior Vena Cava Obstruction

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 Feb;15(2):258-262. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201708-645CC.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheters, Indwelling*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Care Management / methods
  • Pleural Cavity
  • Pleural Effusion* / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion* / etiology
  • Pleural Effusion* / physiopathology
  • Pleural Effusion* / therapy
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / complications
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome* / physiopathology
  • Thoracentesis* / instrumentation
  • Thoracentesis* / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome