title: Bilateral pneumothorax after unilateral transthoracic puncture.
abstract: Pneumothorax is a common complication following transthoracic interventional procedures. Most often, this occurs unilaterally on the side of the intervention. Bilateral pneumothorax following unilateral puncture is rare, but may mandate emergent chest tube insertion. We describe two cases in which bilateral pneumothorax occurred after unilateral thoracic puncture. One patient had a history of esophageal resection, while the other had no history of thoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan. h-yamau@aichi-cc.jp
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaura
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Yozo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najima
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiofuku
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011677:Punctures; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome