The value of computed tomography in postoperative pneumothorax following open-heart surgery.
Two patients with postoperative pneumothorax following open-heart surgery are described. The diagnostic usefulness of computed tomography and chest roentgenogram in this complication is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed