TY - JOUR
T1 - An unusual case of persistent pneumothorax
AU - Kawamukai, Kenji
AU - Leuzzi, Giovanni
AU - Di Saverio, Salomone
AU - Porrello, Calogero
AU - Lacava, Nicola
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.082
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.02.082
M3 - Article
C2 - 24996744
AN - SCOPUS:84903834549
VL - 98
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 1
ER -