title: Pneumoperitoneum to treat air leaks and spaces after a lung volume reduction operation.
abstract: Lung volume reduction surgery is an option for the management of end-stage emphysema. The most frequent surgical complication of lung volume reduction is prolonged air leaks. We describe a patient undergoing a lung volume reduction operation complicated by persistent bilateral air spaces with large air leaks. Treatment with recurrent pneumoperitoneum via a peritoneal dialysis catheter along with chemical sclerosis successfully resolved both problems.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2279, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Handy
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Judson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zellner
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D002404:Catheterization; D004646:Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions