title: Occurrence of a simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax due to a pleuro-pleural communication.
abstract: Herein we present a case of a simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax caused by a pleuro-pleural communication. A 70-year-old man with a history of esophagectomy presented with dyspnea. A chest roentgenogram revealed a bilateral pneumothorax and bilateral chest drainage procedures were performed. A left bullectomy was also performed 3 days later due to persistent air leakage on the left side. During surgery, a small fistula was detected in the anterior mediastinal pleura and was found to be in communication with the bilateral pleural spaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. tks1976@shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamanaka
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiina
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurai
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed