Chronic tension pneumothorax mimicking tension bullae. Use of video-assisted thoracoscopy for diagnosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 48-year-old patient had a lucent right hemithorax and marked mediastinal shift of unknown duration that appeared on a chest radiograph. He was unchanged symptomatically from his baseline status. Video-assisted thoracoscopy was used to distinguish between tension from a giant bulla and a chronic tension pneumothorax.
Medical subject headings
- Pneumothorax
- Thoracoscopy