title: A case of lung abscess successfully treated by transbronchial drainage using a guide sheath.
abstract: A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with colon cancer in September 2011, and a solitary pulmonary nodule was detected by computed tomography (CT) scan. We performed a transbronchial biopsy with endobronchial ultrasonography using a guide sheath (GS) and diagnosed lung metastasis of colon cancer. The patient experienced remittent fever after the biopsy in spite of intravenous antibiotic therapies. Moreover, his CT scan showed a large lung abscess at the biopsy site. We performed transbronchial drainage using a GS as salvage therapy. The bloody pus was successfully aspirated, and chest X-ray following the procedure showed dramatic shrinkage of the abscess.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9566-4859
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodani
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine Tsuyama Daiichi Hospital Tsuyama Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igishi
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology and Molecular Respirology, Faculty of Medicine Tottori University Yonago Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shimizu
keywords: Bronchoscopy; drainage; endobronchial ultrasonography; guide sheath; lung abscess