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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-09-01
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Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1383511 |