title: Complications of valve lung volume reduction in a case of previous pleurodesis.
abstract: Lung volume reduction with valves is increasingly used to treat selected patients with severe emphysema. The indications for this procedure have been previously described; however, its contraindications have not yet been conclusively established. This case highlights the potentially severe complications of endobronchial one-way valve placement in the setting of a previous pleurodesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutsokera
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Noirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beigelman-Aubry
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Hans-Beat
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ris
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: John-David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: alban.lovis@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lovis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*