Korean J Crit Care Med.  2017 Nov;32(4):370-371. 10.4266/kjccm.2017.00290.

A Pleural Catheter Malposition through Diaphragm to Abdominal Cavity

• Jung WJ
• Choi SI
• Lee EJ
• Lee SY
• In KH

• KMID: 2405125
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2017.00290

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Cavity*
Catheters*
Diaphragm*

Figure

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  Figure 1. (A) Chest radiography showed the pleural catheter directed downward, marked with arrow. (B) Computed tomography scan showed that the catheter first entered into the pleural space, passed through diaphragm and the tip was located in the abdominal cavity, marked with arrows. G: stomach; P: pleural effusion; B: bowel; S: spleen.

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