Ultrasonically guided pleural tap.
The ultrasonically guided pleural tap described here is technically easy even for a small amount of pleural effusion, and can be carried out even by junior doctors in training. We stress that ultrasound scanning should form part of the practical experience of general surgeons.
Matsumata
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Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kanematsu
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T
Sugimachi
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K
D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*