Contralateral tension pneumothorax during video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer in a patient with obesity and rib fractures: a case report and review of the literature

Contralateral tension pneumothorax during video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer in a patient with obesity and rib fractures: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Intraoperative contralateral pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation is a rare but life-threatening complication. Although the exact incidence is unknown, only 14 cases with this complication have been reported until now. Case presentation A 67-year-old Japanese man with a weigh...

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Main Authors: Sakiko Kumata, Katsunari Matsuoka, Shinjiro Nagai, Mitsuhiro Ueda, Yoshinori Okada, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Tension pneumothorax
Contralateral pneumothorax
One-lung ventilation
Lung cancer
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02556-w

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