Contralateral pneumothorax draining via postpneumonectomy space

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Winnifred R StaartjesFranz M N H Schramel

Abstract

Contralateral pneumothorax is a rare complication after pneumonectomy. We present a patient with bullous emphysema and a defect in the medial wall of a ventrally located bulla that drained via the postpneumonectomy space, producing subcutaneous emphysema without a pneumothorax in the remaining lung. The patient fully recovered after conservative treatment.

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