title: Thoracoscopic management of spontaneous pneumothorax due to azygos lobe bullae.
abstract: A 22-year-old man presented with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax caused by rupture of azygos lobe bullae. Surgical management was successfully completed using a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach. Resection of the bullae harboring azygos lobe and subsequent pleurodesis were performed, sparing the meso-azygos and azygos vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. fazoury@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fouad M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Azoury
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sayad
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001768:Blister / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult