An unusual case of persistent pneumothorax

Kenji Kawamukai; Giovanni Leuzzi; Salomone Di Saverio; Calogero Porrello; Nicola Lacava

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.082

An unusual case of persistent pneumothorax

Kenji Kawamukai, Giovanni Leuzzi, Salomone Di Saverio, Calogero Porrello, Nicola Lacava

Istituto Regina Elena

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Abstract

We herein report a case of a 45-year-old white male who referred to the emergency department for a right pneumothorax. A chest tube was emergently placed. Due to incomplete lung reexpansion, the patient underwent a right thoracoscopy disclosing the presence of several kinky vessels consistent of localized pleural angiomatosis, and a talc pleurodesis was performed. Computed tomographic scan and angiography confirmed an anomalous vascular connection between systemic and pulmonary circulation. Thus, a vascular percutaneous transcatheter embolization of the abnormal vessel was successfully executed and the patient was discharged without consequence.

Original language	English
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	98
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.082
Publication status	Published - 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Kawamukai, K., Leuzzi, G., Di Saverio, S., Porrello, C., & Lacava, N. (2014). An unusual case of persistent pneumothorax. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 98(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.082

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