title: Re-expansion unilateral pulmonary oedema after surgical drainage of a giant hepatic cyst: a case report.
abstract: Re-expansion pulmonary oedema is an uncommon and potentially life-threatening complication after rapid expansion of a collapsed lung. Symptom onset (cough, chest pain, dyspnoea) is often sudden and the clinical picture may be dramatic. Pathogenesis is complex and partially unclear. A well-timed intensive therapy allows a better prognosis. To date, only one case of re-expansion pulmonary oedema following fenestration of a giant hepatic cyst has been reported in the literature. We here report a new case after surgical fenestration of a giant hepatic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology-A.R.C., S. Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy. cardiologia@aopn.fvg.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonini-Canterin
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Biasio
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldessin
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mione
authors.forename: Willy Pierre
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Mercante
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy