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Full medical treatment of COVID-19 associated large pneumothorax - A case report.
- Source :
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Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace [Monaldi Arch Chest Dis] 2021 Sep 28; Vol. 92 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 28. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A 52-year-old man was re-admitted two weeks after recovering from severe COVD-19 following a 3-days history of cough and worsening shortness of breath. The chest radiograph showed a large right-sided pneumothorax. The first attempt at drainage, performed through a large bored tube, failed. Due to the large dimension of the pneumothorax, and the lung condition (extensive consolidation and diffuse bullous dystrophies), the only thoracic surgical approach prospected was a pneumonectomy. Willing to preserve the lung, the pulmonology team attempted a multi-phase medical-oriented strategy based on medical thoracoscopy. Therefore, the patient underwent 5 chest tube insertions, 2 talc pleurodesis, and an intrapleural blood patch. Air leakage resolution was progressively achieved, and the patient became asymptomatic.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1122-0643
- Volume :
- 92
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34585561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1956