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Published in: Surgery Today 5/2013

01-05-2013 | Case Report

Lobar emphysema with pneumothorax in an adult: report of a case

Authors: Takashi Muramatsu, Motohiko Furuichi, Tatsuhiko Nishii, Shinichirou Ishimoto, Motomi Shiono

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 5/2013

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Abstract

A 31-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital for treatment of a right pneumothorax. She had presented initially with moderate dyspnea and coughing at a local clinic, where a chest radiograph showed a collapsed right lung. Chest computed tomography showed overinflation of the middle lobe and a large bulla. We diagnosed congenital lobar emphysema of the middle lobe with pneumothorax and performed middle lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery via four ports (5–12 mm in size). The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged from hospital 5 days after surgery.
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Metadata
Title
Lobar emphysema with pneumothorax in an adult: report of a case
Authors
Takashi Muramatsu
Motohiko Furuichi
Tatsuhiko Nishii
Shinichirou Ishimoto
Motomi Shiono
Publication date
01-05-2013
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Surgery Today / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0291-9

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