BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic needle biopsy is reliable and has become popular for diagnosing pulmonary lesions. Pneumothorax is the most common complication of transthoracic needle biopsy. The aim of this study was to report our preliminary experience with a three-step needle withdrawal technique for CT-guided lung-biopsy, with emphasis on reduction of the pneumothor...

Spontaneous pneumothorax is a recognised cause of respiratory distress in the neonatal period. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurring during the neonatal period in a term neonate is rare. We report a case of symptomatic spontaneous pneumothorax associated with congenital heart disease which needed intercostal drainage and mechanical ventilation in our NICU unit.

conclusion this study demonstrated that repeating the tfna procedure in pulmonary lesions improves the diagnostic yield without an increase in the rate of pneumothorax. objectives we aimed to investigate whether repeating ct-guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration (tfna) increases diagnostic yield and complication rate. patients and methods patients underwent tfna and the final diagnoses ac...

introduction:spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema are rare, but serious complications of inflammatory myopathies and occur more commonly in dm than pm. complications of dermatomyositis (dm) and polymyositis (pm), both of which can be fatal. case report:a 20-year-old woman was admitted with neck pain, dyspnea, cough, and fever. she had been diagnosed with derma...

BACKGROUND Pneumothorax is a potentially dangerous condition which may arise unexpectedly during anaesthesia. The diagnosis is one of exclusion, as initial changes in vital signs (cardiorespiratory decompensation and difficulty with ventilation) are non-specific, and other causes of such changes are more common, whereas local signs may be difficult to elicit, especially without full access to t...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare disease characterized by the proliferation of atypical smooth muscle cells. Recurrent pneumothorax frequent complication lymphangioleiomyomatosis. We present case 41-year-old woman who presented with recurrent pneumothorax. Video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed. did not suspect possibility lymphangioleiomyomatosis because presence very few cysts on che...

U 66leté pacientky s terminální chronickou obstrukční plicní chorobou hospitalizované na standardním oddělení byl po náhlé progresi dušnosti skiagramu hrudníku zjištěn pneumotorax, při ultrazvukové kontrole před hrudní drenáží však nebyl pneumotorax nalezen a od drenáže bylo proto upuštěno. Byla zhotovena výpočetní tomografie nálezem syndromu mizející plíce, v...

introduction trauma is the most common cause of death in youngsters. early detection of internal bleeding via imaging in trauma patients is important. the fast-extended method and the extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (efast) evaluates hemothorax and pneumothorax in addition to abdominopelvic bleedings and tamponade. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, after...

Editor—Before the utilization of ultrasound, the complication of pneumothorax was a concern for many anaesthetists performing supraclavicular block (SCB). 2 Technological advances have made ultrasound guidance for regional nerve blocks a standard practice, and when coupled with SCB, have rendered pneumothorax an improbable complication. The incidence of clinicallysignificant pneumothoraxafteran...

related to the cause. For ventilator-associated pneumothorax, the type of treatment is ‘set in stone’: chest tube drainage is required. This was based on a retrospective study in 74 patients that was published almost 4 decades ago [4] , which reported signs of a tension component in 95% and a high mortality rate of 30% if drainage was delayed. However, in the observational study by Wu et al. [5...