خراج الرئة المركزي أو القريب بعد فشل الصرف بالقسطرة التنظيرية في تحقيق الشفاء

References

DOI: 10.21037/jtd-23-1561

• ECD can be done for central and proximally located 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.
• Surgery is indicated in patients who fail to improve after receiving an adequate course of antibiotics either alone or in combination with percutaneous catheters or endoscopic drainage.
• Surgical management ranges from wedge resection to lobectomy or even pneumonectomy.
• The response may be monitored by observing improvement of symptoms and signs of infection, and improvement of radiographic findings.