Minimally invasive management of chronic pleural empyema in non-expandable lung: a systematic review of tunneled pleural catheter use as a surgical alternative - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Minimally invasive management of chronic pleural empyema in non-expandable lung: a systematic review of tunneled pleural catheter use as a surgical alternative

  • By

  • Josef Yayan

  • Kurt Rasche

  • Marcus Krüger

  • Christian Biancosino

  • February 26, 2026

  • 0 min

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  • #1

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonology
    • Interventional Pulmonology

  • #2

    Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, OH

    Key Differentiators

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonology
    • Interventional Pulmonology

  • #3

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonology
    • Interventional Pulmonology

  • #4

    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonology
    • Interventional Pulmonology

  • #5

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Thoracic Surgery
    • Pulmonology
    • Interventional Pulmonology

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Minimally invasive management of chronic pleural empyema in non-expandable lung: a systematic review of tunneled pleural catheter use as a surgical alternative

  • by Josef Yayan, Kurt Rasche, Marcus Krüger, Christian Biancosino

  • February 26, 2026

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