[Hemoptysis caused by a retained piece of chest drain].

Autor: Otten HJ; Universitair Longcentrum Dekkerswald, Groesbeek., Barentsz JO, Cox AL, Lacquet LK
Jazyk: Dutch; Flemish
Zdroj: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 1991 May 25; Vol. 135 (21), pp. 947-50.
Abstrakt: We describe a patient with haemoptysis 13 and 22 years after thoracotomy for a leiomyoma of the oesophagus. Despite extensive evaluation we did not get a firm diagnosis. The findings at bronchoscopy and microscopy suggested the possibility of a bronchial adenoma. At exploratory thoracotomy we found an intrapulmonary torn-off tip of a pleural drain. In retrospect, this foreign body was recognizable on the lung tomogram, the computerized tomogram and the magnetic resonance image. We discuss the diagnostic approach of a patient with non-massive haemoptysis.
Databáze: MEDLINE