Spontaneous contralateral pneumothorax following pneumonectomy.

Contralateral pneumothorax after pneumonectomy for carcinoma.

Fortunately, contralateral pneumothorax occurs rarely after pneumonectomy. This complication was detected during the immediate postoperative period in four of 340 patients having pneumonectomy for carcinoma at the Ochsner Clinic from January 1942 through June 1958. To our knowledge delayed pneumothorax has not occurred in any of the remaining patients. This lends support to the impression that ...

A surgical intervention using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for contralateral pneumothorax following pneumonectomy.

We here, describe a 63-year-old man presenting with a contralateral pneumothorax following pneumonectomy. After setting up a percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) system in advance in preparation for hypoxemia during the operation, resection of bullae was performed. His oxygen saturation and hemodynamic status were stable intraoperatively and we achieved a successful and safe operation sw...

What is the risk of subsequent contralateral spontaneous pneumothorax following surgical management of a unilateral pneumothorax?

Persistent late post-pneumonectomy spontaneous pneumothorax: a challenging case.

Post-pneumonectomy spontaneous pneumothorax is fortunately a very rare condition. We describe herein a late spontaneous right pneumothorax case occurring in a post-pneumonectomy patient and treated by thoracotomic bullectomy.

Spontaneous pneumothorax following thoracic irradiation.

Spontaneous pneumothorax has only very rarely been reported to occur following thoracic irradiation. Four patients who developed this complication following radiation therapy are presented and the literature is reviewed. Spontaneous pneumothorax following thoracic irradiation tends to be recurrent, occasionally bilateral, and in most reported cases, occurs in patients who develop roentgenograph...