title: Bilateral pneumothoraces treated with a single chest drain.
abstract: Resolution of bilateral pneumothoraces with a single chest drain is seldom seen in clinical practice. A 76-year-old man underwent coronary artery bypass grafting following which he developed bilateral pneumothoraces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracis Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waqar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: Pk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015505:Chest Tubes; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome