[Bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum following unilateral percutaneous lung biopsy].
Case report on a 53-year old male patient; after transthoracic resection of the oesophagus a unilateral percutaneous biopsy of a newly developed round focus of the lung led to a bilateral pneumothorax (as well as a pneumomediastinum and a pneumoperitoneum). After transthoracic surgery the described alterations have also to be taken into account as possible complications of a unilateral percutaneous lung-biopsy.
Koch
J A
JA
Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Kuhn
F P
FP
Malms
J
J
Mödder
U
U
D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*
Bilateraler Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum und Pneumoperitoneum nach einseitiger perkutaner Lungenbiopsie.