Steidle B, Ahlemann L M, Grehn S
Rofo. 1980 Feb;132(2):212-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1056553.
Pathological processes in the interpleural space appear on x-ray film as space-occupying growths. The assessment of such processes will always require x-ray films of the thoracic organs in two planes, rotating fluoroscopy and spot films as well as tomography. Additional information is obtained via oesophagus contrast radiography, angiography and mediastinoscopy. Computer tomography, being a non-invasive method, has proved very effective in such cases. Formation of an abscess in the mediastinum is rare, since the usually preceding mediastinitis is fatal even before an abscess is formed. In patients from countries where tuberculosis is still frequent, the possibility of formation of a cold abscess via liquafaction of specifically infected lymph nodes must be included in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal enlargement.
胸膜腔间隙的病理过程在X线片上表现为占位性病变。对这些病变的评估始终需要拍摄胸部器官在两个平面的X线片、旋转荧光透视、点片以及体层摄影。通过食管造影、血管造影和纵隔镜检查可获取更多信息。计算机断层扫描作为一种非侵入性方法，在这类病例中已被证明非常有效。纵隔脓肿的形成较为罕见，因为通常先于脓肿形成的纵隔炎甚至在脓肿形成之前就已致命。在结核病仍较为常见的国家的患者中，在纵隔增宽的鉴别诊断中必须考虑到因特异性感染的淋巴结液化而形成寒性脓肿的可能性。
