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Monaldi drainage in the management of postinfectious pulmonary cysts

1958; Elsevier BV; Volume: 52; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-3476(58)80035-9

1097-6833

J Rakower, P Wayl,

Head and Neck Anomalies

Summary A 10-year-old boy developed 4 hematogenous staphylococcic pulmonary abscesses following otitis media complicated by mastoiditis and thrombophlebitis of the lateral sinus. Two of the abscesses perforated and the pneumothoraces as well as the perforated abscesses were cured by continuous closed pleural drainage. The other 2 abscesses progressively inflated and were converted into giant cysts, which persisted despite 8 months of antimicrobial treatment. They healed after a few days of intracavitary aspiration. The various methods of treatment of postinfectious air cysts are discussed.