Chronic spontaneous pneumothorax decortication after 130 days

Authors
Bohle, AS Kurdow, R Dohrmann, P
Citation
As. Bohle et al., Chronic spontaneous pneumothorax decortication after 130 days, THOR CARD S, 48(2), 2000, pp. 107-109
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
ISSN journal
01716425 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
107 - 109
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-6425(200004)48:2<107:CSPDA1>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The case of a 21-year-old male with neglected and protacted spontaneous pne umothorax is reported. Video-assisted thoracoscopy after 130 days showed th e lung to be trapped solely by a thick pleurovisceral membrane, which requi red open surgical decortication. Chronic pneumothorax is a rare complicatio n of spontaneous pneumothorax. This is the second report on a chronic pneum othorax solely due to a pleurovisceral membrane and the longest reported in terval until decortication.