Spontaneous Pneumothorax with Persistent Air Leakage and Invasive Procedures

Bilateral spontaneous persistent open pneumothorax with chylothorax.

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.

Natural air leak test without submergence for spontaneous pneumothorax

BACKGROUND Postoperative air leaks are frequent complications after surgery for a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). We herein describe a new method to test for air leaks by using a transparent film and thoracic tube in a closed system. METHOD Between 2005 and 2010, 35 patients underwent a novel method for evaluating air leaks without submergence, and their clinical records were retrospectively r...

spontaneous pneumothorax

a case with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was presented. etiology, mechanism, and treatment were discussed on the review of literature. spontaneous pneumothorax is a clinical entity resulting from a sudden non traumatic rupture of the lung. biach reported in 1880 that 78% of 916 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax had tuberculosis. kjergaard emphasized 1932 the primary importance of sub...

Endobronchial embolization using a watanabe spigot for persistent air leakage

Background: Endobronchial embolization is an alternative strategy for the management of pneumothorax or empyema with persistent air leakage. The previous reports analyzed heterogeneous populations of patients, including patients with good performance status (PS, 0 or 1). However, the usefulness of Endobronchial embolization for managing persistent air leakage in patients with poor PS (3 or 4) i...