Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Persistent Late Post-pneumonectomy Spontaneous Pneumothorax

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Heybeliada Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2006; 7: Turkish Respiratory Journal 82-83
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Post-pneumonectomy spontaneous pneumothorax is extremely rare and has a high mortality rate. In the literature, only a very few cases have been reported, and most occurred in the early post-operative period. We herein describe a 37-year-old man presenting with a late spon­taneous pneumothorax after pneumonectomy. Careful follow-up was necessary after pneumonectomy with emphysematous changes in the remaining lung.

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