title: Pneumatoceles and pneumothoraces complicating staphylococcal pneumonia: treatment by synchronous independent lung ventilation.
abstract: A 54 year old man with a staphylococcal sepsis developed staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by multiple pneumatoceles and bilateral tension pneumothoraces caused by bronchopleural fistulae. Excessive enlargement of the right sided pneumatoceles and a tension pneumothorax not improved by drainage led to mediastinal shift and compression of the right lung. Reversal of the mediastinal shift and closure of the bronchopleural fistulae was achieved by assisted independent lung ventilation.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lohse
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Löhr
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kreitner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steppling
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Meyer zum Büschenfelde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staritz
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods