title: Contralateral pneumothorax draining via postpneumonectomy space.
abstract: Contralateral pneumothorax is a rare complication after pneumonectomy. We present a patient with bullous emphysema and a defect in the medial wall of a ventrally located bulla that drained via the postpneumonectomy space, producing subcutaneous emphysema without a pneumothorax in the remaining lung. The patient fully recovered after conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Winnifred R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Staartjes
authors.forename: Bart P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: van Putte
authors.forename: Franz M N H
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Schramel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*