Benign emptying of the post-pneumonectomy space: A case report.
Benign emptying of the post-pneumonectomy space
Bronchopleural fistula
Non-small cell lung cancer
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
23
01
2021
revised:
19
02
2021
accepted:
20
02
2021
pubmed:
5
3
2021
medline:
5
3
2021
entrez:
4
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Benign emptying of the post-pneumonectomy space (BEPS) is characterized by a decreased air-fluid level after pneumonectomy, albeit without the presence of bronchopleural fistula (BPF). A 66-year-old man with lung cancer diagnosed clinical stage IIIA received right pneumonectomy. The air-fluid level of the right pleural cavity suddenly dropped on the 19th postoperative day. Although we were unable to detect the fistula of the bronchial stump using bronchoscopy, we performed re-operationt. Although a pressure of 30 cmH If a fistula of the bronchial stump cannot be identified using bronchoscopy or thoracoscopy, then determining whether it is BEPS or microscopic BPF can be difficult. It is currently unclear what the optimal strategy is in this case.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33662914
pii: S2210-2612(21)00199-1
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105699
pmc: PMC7930581
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
105699Informations de copyright
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