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01-09-2012 | Case Report

Re-expansion pulmonary edema in a patient with total pneumothorax: a hazardous outcome

Authors: Timothy Sakellaridis, Ioannis Panagiotou, Athanassios Arsenoglou, Konstantinos Kaselouris, Anastasios Piyis

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 9/2012

Abstract

Re-expansion pulmonary edema (REPE) is a rare complication of treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax or large pleural effusions. As a complication of spontaneous pneumothorax treatment, only few cases are documented, and even fewer document the role of non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure mechanical ventilation for treatment of this rare entity. We present a case of 23-year-old man who presented with left-sided pneumothorax, developed unilateral REPE and was treated with non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure.

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Title: Re-expansion pulmonary edema in a patient with total pneumothorax: a hazardous outcome
Authors: Timothy Sakellaridis
Ioannis Panagiotou
Athanassios Arsenoglou
Konstantinos Kaselouris
Anastasios Piyis
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0067-6

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