Bilateral pneumothorax after general anesthesia in patient with pleomorphic sarcoma of soft tissue

The occurrence of a pneumothorax using supraglottic device is a rare complication during general anesthesia. Moreover, less than 2% of pneumothoraxes can be related to lung metastases, most due to soft tissue sarcoma. We present the case of a 45-year-old female diagnosed with metastatic sarcoma who...

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Main Authors: Lara Gianesello, Alberto Boccaccini, Carlo Rostagno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19833258