Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 48(2): 107-109
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9943
Case Report
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Chronic Spontaneous Pneumothorax Decortication after 130 Days

A. S. Böhle, R. Kurdow, P. Dohrmann
  • Department of General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, Christian-Albrechts University Hospital, Kiel, Germany
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

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The case of a 21-year-old male with neglected and protacted spontaneous pneumothorax is reported. Video-assisted thoracoscopy after 130 days showed the lung to be trapped solely by a thick pleurovisceral membrane, which required open surgical decortication. Chronic pneumothorax is a rare complication of spontaneous pneumothorax. This is the second report on a chronic pneumothorax solely due to a pleurovisceral membrane and the longest reported interval until decortication.

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Received for Publication: March 4, 1999

Dr. med. Arnd Steffen Böhle

Department of General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery Christian-Albrechts-University Hospital

Arnold-Heller-Straße 7

24105 Kiel

Germany

Phone: +49(0)431 597 4586

Email: boehle@surgery.uni-kiel.de