Management of bilateral pneumothoraces after talc pleurodesis and unilateral lung volume reduction surgery

Oral Akin, Erdal Tasci, Guven Olgac, Cemal Asim Kutlu

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Abstract

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is one of the surgical options in the treatment of advanced emphysema and may also be considered as a 'bridge' operation to lung transplantation in selected patients. Although its long-term effects are still debatable, some patients significantly benefit from this operation. Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax is one of the commonest complications of severe emphysema that necessitates an emergency drainage procedure. However, there is no satisfactory information regarding the management of this complication occurring after LVRS in the literature. This paper reports a case of bilateral pneumothorax three months after a unilateral LVRS that was performed following a contra-lateral talc pleurodesis for recurrent pneumothorax.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)830-832
Number of pages3
JournalInteractive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Emphysema
  • Lung volume reduction surgery
  • Morbidity
  • Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Talc pleurodesis

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