PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - PA Gevenois
AU  - G Sergent
AU  - M De Myttenaere
AU  - A Beernaerts
AU  - P Rocmans
TI  - CT-guided percutaneous drainage of an anterior mediastinal abscess with a 16 F catheter
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.95.08050869
DP  - 1995 May 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 869--870
VI  - 8
IP  - 5
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/8/5/869.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/8/5/869.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1995 May 01; 8
AB  - We report a case of anterior mediastinal abscess treated by percutaneous drainage under computed tomography (CT) guidance. The relationships of the abscess to the adjacent organs were clearly delineated by an intravenous injection of contrast material, and the drain was inserted between the sternum and the vasa thoracica interna. Selection of this route and the choice of a large-bore catheter (16 F) are discussed.