title: [A case of bilateral pneumothorax successfully treated with surgery associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis having been controlled with artificial ventilation].
abstract: We reported a case of bilateral pneumothorax, which was successfully treated with surgery, associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The patient had been controlled with artificial ventilation at the time of surgery. Prognosis of ALS is absolutely poor, and the life expectancies for patients with ALS are presumed several years, even though they are controlled with artificial ventilation. We applied a surgical treatment for a patient with ALS who developed bilateral pneumothorax as a life saving procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kawasaki Kyodo Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial