Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy
The purpose of this article is to report a case of secondary tension pneumothorax presenting seven weeks post Transbronchial Lung biopsy. A 62 year old male with a known history of germ cell tumor was found to have a left-sided pneumothorax which later complicated to a tension pneumothorax.To the be...
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| author | Naureen Narula Faraz Siddiqui Abdul Hasan Siddiqui Wai C. Man Michel Chalhoub |
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| description | The purpose of this article is to report a case of secondary tension pneumothorax presenting seven weeks post Transbronchial Lung biopsy. A 62 year old male with a known history of germ cell tumor was found to have a left-sided pneumothorax which later complicated to a tension pneumothorax.To the best of our knowledge this is the second case being reported for a delayed pneumothorax post a Transbronchial Lung Biopsy .The purpose of this case report is to create awareness among physicians to consider this diagnosis even at a later stage and the importance of patient education regarding the signs and symptoms of pneumothorax. Our case adds to the medical literature, a new presentation of a rare complication of delayed pneumothorax post TBB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2767bfd879749189a4ceaa4fedf03292022-12-22T01:28:36ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-0123170172Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung BiopsyNaureen Narula0Faraz Siddiqui1Abdul Hasan Siddiqui2Wai C. Man3Michel Chalhoub4Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA; Corresponding author.Pulmonary and Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USAPulmonary and Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USAPulmonary and Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USAThe purpose of this article is to report a case of secondary tension pneumothorax presenting seven weeks post Transbronchial Lung biopsy. A 62 year old male with a known history of germ cell tumor was found to have a left-sided pneumothorax which later complicated to a tension pneumothorax.To the best of our knowledge this is the second case being reported for a delayed pneumothorax post a Transbronchial Lung Biopsy .The purpose of this case report is to create awareness among physicians to consider this diagnosis even at a later stage and the importance of patient education regarding the signs and symptoms of pneumothorax. Our case adds to the medical literature, a new presentation of a rare complication of delayed pneumothorax post TBB.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118300200 |
| spellingShingle | Naureen Narula Faraz Siddiqui Abdul Hasan Siddiqui Wai C. Man Michel Chalhoub Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| title | Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy |
| title_full | Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy |
| title_fullStr | Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy |
| title_short | Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy |
| title_sort | delayed pneumothorax a potential complication of transbronchial lung biopsy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118300200 |
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