Re-expansion pulmonary edema after pleural drainage of pneumothorax

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Paula D. Albornoz
Pablo M. Arias
Pablo Crosetto
Daniel García Andrada

Abstract

A 28 year old man presented with left thoracic pain and dyspnea for the four previous days. Chest X-ray evidenced a left pneumothorax. Forty minutes after insertion of a pleural drainage, the patient complained of dyspnea and productive cough. A new chest X-ray showed pulmonary infiltrates in the left lung. A computed tomographic scan was consistent with re-expansion pulmonary edema.
The patient spent a postoperative course in the intensive care unit with suportive therapy. The pleural drain was withdrawn on the sixth day, and was discharged home.

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Albornoz, P. D., Arias , P. M., Crosetto, P., & García Andrada, D. (2021). Re-expansion pulmonary edema after pleural drainage of pneumothorax. Revista Argentina De Cirugía, 110(1), 46–47. Retrieved from https://revista.aac.org.ar/index.php/RevArgentCirug/article/view/173
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Scientific Letter

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