Usefulness of thoracic ultrasound in the assessment of removal of indwelling pleural catheter in patients with malignant pleural effusion

CONCLUSIONS: Thoracic ultrasound performed by an expert pulmonologist is a valid and simple tool to determine spontaneous pleurodesis and remove a non-functioning IPC, which would make it possible to avoid chest CT in those cases in which lung reexpansion is observed with ultrasonography.PMID:38642957 | DOI:10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.04.008

Source: Radiologia - April 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: M Iglesias Heras E Ju árez Moreno J Ortiz de Saracho Bobo J Casc ón Hernández J M Fern ández García-Hierro E Yag üe Zapatero R Cordovilla P érez Source Type: research