[Pneumocystis Pneumonia-induced Pneumothorax Treated with Surgery and Insertion of an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot;Report of a case]

Autor: Ayaka, Asakawa, Hirotoshi, Horio, Erika, Mori, Takashi, Yamamichi, Masayuki, Okui, Masahiko, Harada
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery. 72(6)
ISSN: 0021-5252
Popis: Pneumothorax induced by Pneumocystis jirovecii( P. jirovecii) pneumonia is often refractory to treatment. A man in his 30's who had malignant lymphoma and received chemotherapy developed P. jirovecii pneumonia. A month after treatment for pneumonia, he developed a secondary pneumothorax. Since drainage was not effective, he underwent right lower lobectomy and bulla resection. Air leakage stopped after surgery but recurred on postoperative day 5. Chest computed tomography showed a new bulla on his right lung. On postoperative day 15, we inserted an endobronchial Watanabe spigot( EWS),and air leakage completely stopped.
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