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  • Title: [Diagnosis of the obstructed pulmonary abscesses].
    Author: Vinner MG, Khudiakov LM, Mezentsev IA.
    Journal: Vestn Rentgenol Radiol; 1992; (4):6-10. PubMed ID: 1345669.
    Abstract:
    Only spot bronchography, and if its results are negative, transthoracal puncture permit a correct diagnosis of blocked or partially blocked pulmonary abscess in 2/3 of cases. This result is of importance for the choice of the treatment strategy in such patients. Use of thin or super-thin needles for puncture helped to do without serious complications and obtain reliable diagnostic information in 90% of cases.
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