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Main types of pleural drainage with details of the tips. (A): small-bore straight catheter with a Verres-type needle dilator; (B): small-bore pig-tail catheter; (C): small-bore straight catheter with guide wire for placement by means of the Seldinger technique; (D): large-bore catheter with trocar.
