Thoracocentesis: from bench to bed

Alexandros Kalifatidis; George Lazaridis; Sofia Baka; Ioannis Mpoukovinas; Vasilis Karavasilis; Ioannis Kioumis; Georgia Pitsiou; Antonis Papaiwannou; Anastasia Karavergou; Kosmas Tsakiridis; Nikolaos Katsikogiannis; Eirini Sarika; Konstantinos Kapanidis; Leonidas Sakkas; Ipokratis Korantzis; Sofia Lampaki; Konstantinos Zarogoulidis; Paul Zarogoulidis

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.45

Thoracocentesis: from bench to bed

J Thorac Dis. 2015 Feb;7(Suppl 1):S1-4. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.45.

Authors

Alexandros Kalifatidis¹, George Lazaridis¹, Sofia Baka¹, Ioannis Mpoukovinas¹, Vasilis Karavasilis¹, Ioannis Kioumis¹, Georgia Pitsiou¹, Antonis Papaiwannou¹, Anastasia Karavergou¹, Kosmas Tsakiridis¹, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis¹, Eirini Sarika¹, Konstantinos Kapanidis¹, Leonidas Sakkas¹, Ipokratis Korantzis¹, Sofia Lampaki¹, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis¹, Paul Zarogoulidis¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Radiology, 2 Thoracic Surgery, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 3 Oncology Department, "Interbalkan" European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 4 Oncology Department, "BioMedicine" Private Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 5 Pulmonary-Oncology, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 6 Thoracic Surgery Department, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 7 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 8 Pathology Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 9 Oncology Department, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 25774301
PMCID: PMC4332098
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.45

Abstract

Lung cancer can be diagnosed with minimal interventional procedures such as: bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), fine needle aspiration under CT guidance and esophageal ultrasound. In our current editorial we will provide a definition and current up to date information regarding fine needle aspiration under CT guidance. We will focus on pneumothorax and treatment methods.

Keywords: Pneumothorax; aspiration; lung cancer.