Re-expansion pulmonary edema following video-assisted thoracic surgery for recurrent malignant pleural effusion.
A rare case of a unilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema following video-assisted thoracic surgery for malignant pleural effusion is described.
Barbetakis
Nikolaos
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, A. Simeonidi 2, GR 54007, Thessaloniki, Greece. nibarb@otenet.gr
Samanidis
Georgios
G
Paliouras
Dimitrios
D
Tsilikas
Christodoulos
C
D000368:Aged; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects*
D004232:Diuretics; D013566:Sympathomimetics