We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
A rare case of re-expansion pulmonary oedema after medical thoracoscopy.
- Authors
Rai, Deependra Kumar; Karmakar, Saurabh; Thakur, Somesh; Kirti, Ravi
- Abstract
Re-expansion pulmonary oedema of the lung occurs after rapid removal of air or liquid from the pleural space by either chest drainage or thoracocentesis. Re-expansion pulmonary oedema is a rare but serious complication. A 29-year-old male patient presented to us with left-sided massive pleural effusion. We performed medical thoracoscopy; however, an hour after procedure, he started having cough and increased breathlessness. Chest radiograph showed left-sided homogeneous opacity in the left mid and lower zone consistent with unilateral pulmonary oedema. He was managed conservatively along with bi-level positive airway pressure non-invasive ventilator support. His condition improved gradually and was discharged successfully after 5 days.
- Subjects
PULMONARY edema; THORACOSCOPY; PLEURAL effusions; CHEST X rays; DYSPNEA
- Publication
Diversité et Identité Culturelle en Europe (DICE), 2020, Vol 17, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
2067-0931
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/JCSR.JCSR_5_19