ArticleOman medical journal2021
Percutaneous Ultrasound-guided Pigtail Catheter for Pleural Effusions: Efficacy and Safety.
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- Ultrasound-Fluoroscopy Versus Ultrasound Guidance for Catheter Drainage of Loculated Pleural Effusions: A Retrospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The three-tube method under fluoroscopy guidance for post-gastrectomy gastric fistula.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Pigtail Catheter Drainage of Pleural Effusion in the Emergency Department: Effectiveness, Safety, and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Failure rate and complications of small-bore, wire-guided chest drains in adult patients presenting with traumatic and nontraumatic pleural diseases: A systematic review.Qatar medical journal · 2025Review
- Impact of routine chest radiographs after removal of pigtail chest tubes placed by pediatric interventional radiology.Pediatric radiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesSmall-bore pigtail catheters are now being used more frequently for draining pleural effusions. This study aimed to measure the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of these devices in different clinical conditions.
methodsWe retrospectively collected data from 141 patients with pleural effusions of various etiologies who underwent ultrasound-guided pigtail catheter insertion at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
resultsThe majority 109 (77.3%) of patients had exudates. The mean age was 50.0±18.6 years in patients with exudates and 67.3±15.5 in patients with transudates (
conclusionsUltrasound-guided pigtail catheter insertion is an effective, comfortable, and safe method of draining pleural fluid. It should be considered as the first intervention if drainage of a pleural effusion is clinically indicated.
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