Bilateral pneumothorax after unilateral transthoracic puncture.
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.
Yamaura
Hidekazu
H
Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan. h-yamau@aichi-cc.jp
Inaba
Yoshitaka
Y
Sato
Yozo
Y
Najima
Mina
M
Shimamoto
Hiroshi
H
Nishiofuku
Hideyuki
H
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