contralateral pneumothorax crossing the midline in a patient with autopneumonectomy can mimic bilateral pneumothoraces on chest radiography. in this study, we report a rare case of right pneumothorax mimicking bilateral pneumothoraces in a patient with left autopneumonectomy. a 37-year-old man complained of progressive chest pain and dyspnea. the initial chest radiography revealed visible visce...

In certain instances of bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis it is a frequent practice to recommend induction of an artificial pneumothorax (A.P.) to control disease on one side when indications for thoracoplasty on the other side are clear cut. A number of writers over the last 16 years have pointed out the extra risk and added danger of operating with a contralateral A.P. present, but have not sp...

Pneumothorax contralateral to the venous access site due to the right atrial lead is an uncommon complication. Concomitant steroid use is known as a risk factor of pacemaker lead perforation. We report a rare case of subacute contralateral pneumothorax due to a screw-in atrial lead perforation that occurred after dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in a patient who was receiving steroid therapy...

BACKGROUND Contralateral pneumothorax following device implantation on the left side has been reported in a few cases. The majority of contralateral pneumothoraces showed evidence of atrial perforation on computed tomography (CT), echocardiography, or chest x-rays and required lead revision. To the best of our knowledge there is only 1 other reported case of contralateral pneumothorax without e...

BACKGROUND The management of contralateral bullae incidentally found in radiological studies is controversial, largely due to the unpredictability of the natural course of incidentally found contralateral bullae. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with the contralateral occurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), and to characterize the outcomes of contralateral bulla...

provided the original work is properly cited. CC Pneumothorax with contralateral destroyed lung is a rare condition. However, the anesthetic management poses signifi cant risks and can be quite challenging because conventional one-lung ventilation (OLV) for wedge resection in pneumothorax with contralateral destroyed lung is impossible. A 69-year-old man with height 167 cm and weight 57 kg was ...