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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a communication between the pleural space and the bronchial tree. Herein, we report a patient with persistent air leak after necrotizing pneumonia, where tract of BPF was not apparent in computed tomography (CT).
Sungmin Zo +6 more
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Parapneumonic empyema diagnosed by chest radiograph and computed tomography [PDF]
, 2013 Pleural effusion is commonly seen associated with pneumonia. When this progresses to empyema, directed therapy is frequently required. Chest radiographic and computed tomography findings can help distinguish empyema from a transudative pleural ...
David M. Widlus +2 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.We report a case of a persistent right upper lobe abscess due to invasive pulmonary infection that was successfully drained bronchoscopically. CBCT imaging enabled real‐time, three‐dimensional localisation and confirmation of needle placement within the abscess cavity.
Sammy Onyancha +5 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.This manuscript reports a rare case of Lemierre's syndrome complicated by pyothorax with bronchopleural fistulas and intractable pneumothorax in a 29‐year‐old woman. Despite infection control with antibiotics and thoracic drainage, persistent air leakage required intervention with endobronchial watanabe spigots (EWS), which successfully resolved the ...
Mio Sugino +12 more
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Early pneumothorax as a feature of response to crizotinib therapy in a patient with ALK rearranged lung adenocarcinoma. [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Single arm phase 1 and 2 studies on Crizotinib in ALK-positive patients so far have shown rapid and durable responses. Spontaneous pneumothoraces as a result of response to anti-cancer therapy are rare in oncology but have been documented in ...
AT Shaw +18 more
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Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema following closed percutaneous pleural biopsy: a case report [PDF]
, 2008 Minimally invasive investigations, such as pleural fluid cytological assessment and closed percutaneous pleural biopsy, are often performed first in the investigation of suspected malignant pleural effusions.
KB Sriram +8 more
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Fenestration without rib resection for postoperative bronchopleural fistula
Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Fenestration is performed in patients with bronchopleural fistula to avoid a life-threatening situation. However, usually, this procedure is required 9-cm mean length of the incision with rib resection.
Masatoshi Kanayama +16 more
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High-dose ibuprofen therapy associated with esophageal ulceration after pneumonectomy in a patient with cystic fibrosis: a case report [PDF]
, 2004 Background Lung disease in patients with cystic fibrosis is thought to develop as a result of airway inflammation, infection, and obstruction. Pulmonary therapies for cystic fibrosis that reduce airway inflammation include corticosteroids, rhDNase ...
Jennifer E Mackey, Ran D Anbar
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Retrograde Instillation of Methylene Blue in the Difficult Diagnosis of BPF
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 We report two cases in which we were able to diagnose bronchopleural fistula through retrograde methylene blue instillation during bronchoscopy. In the first case, methylene blue was injected through an abdominal drain, followed by air instillation and ...
F. Ravenna +5 more
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Impact of intraoperative lung-protective interventions in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: In lung cancer surgery, large tidal volume and elevated inspiratory pressure are known risk factors of acute lung (ALI). Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volume has been shown to attenuate lung injuries in critically ill patients.
Licker, Marc +6 more
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