Contralateral tension pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation for lobectomy: diagnosis aided by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
Tension pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation can be a life threatening emergency. Clinical diagnosis may be confusing in the operative setting. We present a case in which fiberoptic bronchoscopy excluded tube malpositioning and lead us to the diagnosis of a tension pneumothorax.
Department of Anesthesia, University of California-San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0648, USA.
Sundeep
S
Malik
William A
WA
Shapiro
David
D
Jablons
Jeffrey A
JA
Katz
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures