title: Percutaneous management of parapneumonic effusions.
abstract: Parapneumonic effusions continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality. Treatment at earlier stages before fibrous peel and loculations occur has a much better prognosis. Using image guidance, addition of intracavitary fibrinolytic instillation, close follow-up with drainage of residual or new collections are some of the other factors that improve prognosis. In this article, we discussed treatment strategies, percutaneous management of parapneumonic effusions, its alternatives and results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, 06100 Sihhiye/Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Mustafa N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akhan
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed