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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Case Report

Recurrent pleural effusion in yellow nail syndrome successfully treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery: comparison of two surgical strategies in two cases

Authors: Damian Balmforth, Andrea Bille, Lawrence Okiror, Karen Harrsion-Phipps, Tom Routledge

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 4/2013

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Abstract

Pleural effusions as part of the yellow nail syndrome (YNS) can often be recurrent, requiring multiple thoracocentesis. The optimal surgical treatment of such recurrent effusions remains unclear and various methods including thoracoscopic pleurodesis, pleuroperitioneal shunts and pleurectomy have been described. We report two cases of recurrent pleural effusions in YNS, the first case with bilateral effusions and the second with right-sided effusions treated 2 months apart from bilateral long-term tunnelled catheters and thoracoscopic pleurectomy and compare the results of the two treatment strategies.
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Title
Recurrent pleural effusion in yellow nail syndrome successfully treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery: comparison of two surgical strategies in two cases
Authors
Damian Balmforth
Andrea Bille
Lawrence Okiror
Karen Harrsion-Phipps
Tom Routledge
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0125-0

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