title: Fluid-filled Giant Bulla Treated with Percutaneous Drainage and Talc Sclerotherapy: A Modified Brompton Technique.
abstract: A 75-year-old man who was diagnosed as having a fluid-filled giant bulla was treated with a modified Brompton technique due to his poor performance status. Percutaneous drainage, suction, and talc sclerotherapy through a Foley catheter can be good treatment options for patients with conditions that are too poor to allow surgical intervention, especially if there is adhesion between a giant bulla and parietal pleura. Talc can also be used safely when mixed with normal saline as a sclerosant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Hak
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong-Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Se Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Sung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kil Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yie
authors.forename: Seon-Sook
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Han