Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 9 , Pages 719-722, September 2006

New directions in the treatment of infected pleural effusion

  • N.M. Rahman

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Respiratory Medicine
    • ,
  • F.V. Gleeson

      Affiliations

    • Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: F.V. Gleeson, Departments of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK. Tel.: +44 1865225945; fax: +44 1865225946.

Received 26 March 2006; received in revised form 15 April 2006; accepted 3 May 2006.

The optimum management of patients with parapneumonic effusion and empyema remains uncertain. This article will review the evidence and current opinion on the pathophysiology of this disease, the role of fibrinolytic therapy, and the use of modern surgical techniques.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00160-7

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2006.05.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 9 , Pages 719-722, September 2006

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