title: Successful Late Removal of Endobronchial Coils.
abstract: Although endobronchial coils for the treatment of severe emphysema are associated with an acceptable safety profile, adverse events such as pneumothorax and thoracic pain may occur. The coils are indicated as a permanent implant and are deemed very difficult to remove. We describe the first successful removal of two coils 10 months after placement in a patient who experienced persistent thoracic pain. This case report highlights that very distal (subpleural) coil placement may induce pneumothorax and subsequent thoracic pain and that nonsurgical removal of coils up to 10 months after implantation is feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, North University Hospital, Marseille, France. Electronic address: hdutau@ap-hm.fr.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dutau
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, North University Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourru
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, North University Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guinde
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, North University Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laroumagne
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, INSERM U903, University Hospital, Reims, France.
authors.forename: Gaëtan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deslée
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, North University Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astoul
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; emphysema; endobronchial coils