title: An infected mediastinal cyst.
abstract: The authors describe a 43-year-old patient who had a mediastinal mass that became infected after a transbronchial needle aspirate biopsy. A paraspinal, extrapleural window with a saline-lidocaine mixture was created that allowed the placement of a percutaneous drainage catheter into the infected lesion. This procedure resulted in an excellent clinical outcome, and obviated the need for a thoracotomy and more invasive surgical management.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. lindsaylawson@home.com
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed