
Plombage | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
2020年9月8日 · Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is a historical treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs. It was …
Thoracic plombage | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Plombage is a historical treatment for tuberculosis by means of creating lobar collapse. Plombage was carried out until the mid 1950s, so in practice this is expected to be encountered for some …
Pneumonolysis - Wikipedia
Pneumonolysis, sometimes referred to as plombage, is the separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis before …
Plombage (Lucite spheres) | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is a historical treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs.
LearningRadiology - Thoracoplasty, ping, pong, ball, plombage
2025年3月8日 · Plombage for Tuberculosis. White arrows point to lucite balls that were inserted into the right upper thorax in order to collapse the adjacent right upper lobe as an early …
Plombage - Radiology at St. Vincent's University Hospital
This bizarre chest X-ray shows the classic appearance following treatment with a now-obsolete procedure known as plombage or, to give it its correct medical description, ‘extrapleural …
CXR Case 042 • LITFL • Chest X-ray Self-Assessment Quiz
2020年11月3日 · Plombage, also known as extraperiosteal or extrapleural pneumonolysis, is an obsolete treatment method for cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobes of the lungs. A cavity is …
Plombage - An Obsolete Technique of Historical Importance in …
Plombage was a surgical method used prior to the introduction of anti-tuberculosis drug therapy to treat cavitary tuberculosis of the upper lobe of the lung. The term derives from the Latin word " …
PLOMBAGE! SHOCKING BUT BENIGN - CHEST
Plombage involved creating a cavity under the upper ribs and filling the space with inert materials like Lucite balls, ping pong balls, oils, rubber sheets, paraffin wax, and gauze. This technique …
Chest radiograph appearances 63 years after ‘plombage’ …
2010年12月2日 · This technique of collapsing the lung is termed ‘plombage’ and was often achieved with the insertion of Lucite (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin) balls or more …