经食管超声心动图检查诊断右侧脓胸并发三尖瓣心内膜炎。

Diagnoses of right-sided empyema complicating tricuspid valve endocarditis during transesophageal echocardiography.

作者信息

Nalos Marek, Huang Stephen J, Ting Iris, McLean Anthony S

机构信息

Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, PO Box 63, Penrith NSW 2751, Australia.

出版信息

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 May;17(5):464-5. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.12.021.

DOI:10.1016/j.echo.2003.12.021

PMID:15122188

Abstract

A 25-year-old man, who was a known intravenous drug user, underwent transesophageal echocardiography as part of investigation for suggested infective endocarditis. Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis was diagnosed. The simultaneous visualization of right-sided empyema, previously undiagnosed, by transesophageal echocardiography, led to operative treatment by thoracoscopy and right lung decortication.

摘要

一名25岁男性，已知为静脉吸毒者，因疑似感染性心内膜炎接受经食管超声心动图检查以进行调查。诊断为三尖瓣感染性心内膜炎。经食管超声心动图同时发现了先前未被诊断出的右侧脓胸，从而导致通过胸腔镜检查和右肺剥脱术进行手术治疗。