ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2024
Lung abscess: the non-conservative management: a narrative review.
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- Effectiveness and safety of four drainage methods for lung abscess: a Bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Pulmonary Abscess With Contiguous Extension to the Chest Wall in an Immunocompetent Young Woman: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Bronchoscopic Direct Drainage of a Treatment-Resistant Lung Abscess via Endoscopic Balloon Dilation in a High-Risk Patient.Respirology case reports · 2026Article
- Practice patterns and inpatient outcomes in lung abscess: a cross sectional study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Trans-thoracic Extension of a Lung Abscess With a Pleurocutaneous Fistula: A Report of a Rare Case.Cureus · 2026Article
- Case Report: Endobronchial antibiotic instillation for refractory lung abscess due toFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Transthoracic drainage of lung abscesses (TOLA): protocol for a national multicenter randomized open-label trial.European clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Post-lobectomy lung abscess.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Prognostic factors of lung abscess: a single-center retrospective cohort study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
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- Asymptomatic lung abscess of aspergillus in a female without previous lung diseases or immunocompromise: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Endobronchial blocker and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use for lung abscess complicated by a bronchopleural fistula in a pediatric patient: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Computed Tomography Fluoroscopy-guided Transpulmonary Drainage of Pulmonary Abscess in an Extremely Preterm Infant.Interventional radiology (Higashimatsuyama-shi (Japan) · 2025Article
- Missed Foreign Body Aspiration: Fentanyl Patch Leading to Severe Pneumonia and Empyema.Cureus · 2025Article
- Athletic protocol in non-cystic fibrosis-related bronchiectasis: rationale and design of the pilot ATHOS study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and Objective: Systemic antibiotics are the best treatment options for lung abscesses. However, up to 37% of lung abscesses do not respond to antibiotics and may require additional interventions. Percutaneous transthoracic tube drainage (PTTD), endoscopic catheter drainage (ECD) and surgical resection are additional options available when first line therapy with systemic antibiotics are unsuccessful. In this narrative review, we summarize all available interventional procedures, techniques, complications, safety, and contraindications. Methods: A literature search was performed using Medline/PubMed from January 1980 to October 2023. Key words: "lung abscess", "pulmonary abscess", "endoscopic drainage", "percutaneous drainage", "tube drainage". Pediatric patients were excluded from this study. Key Content and Findings: PTTD and ECD are fairly safe procedures. Performing PTTD or ECD without delay may shorten the duration of hospital stay. This may lower the burden on health care. Moreover, draining abscesses may relieve discomfort in the clinical symptoms associated with abscesses. The primary factor in choosing ECD over PTTD is the location of the abscess, and the presence of a bronchial airway leading to the abscess for successful ECD. ECD has lower rate of complications and mortality; and similar success rate compared to PTTD. While mortality has been reported with PTTD, ECD appears to be safer according to present data. Conclusions: PTTD and ECD are safe procedures, with low complication rates. ECD has a lower complication rate than PTTD does.
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