Spontaneous Pneumothorax due to Ectopic Deciduosis: A Case Report

Abstract This report presents a 20-week pregnant 38-year-old woman with right-sided pneumothorax due to pulmonary deciduosis. Initial pleural drainage was ineffective. Video-assisted thoracoscopy revealed areas of consolidation within the lung parenchyma. A wedge resection with partial pleurectomy w...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Dudek, Waldemar Schreiner, Johanna Strehl, Horia Sirbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-09-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1383511