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Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this article is to report a case of secondary tension pneumothorax presenting seven weeks post Transbronchial Lung biopsy. A 62 year old male with a known history of germ cell tumor was found to have a left-sided pneumothorax which later complicated to a tension pneumothorax.To the best of our knowledge this is the second case being reported for a delayed pneumothorax post a Transbronchial Lung Biopsy .The purpose of this case report is to create awareness among physicians to consider this diagnosis even at a later stage and the importance of patient education regarding the signs and symptoms of pneumothorax. Our case adds to the medical literature, a new presentation of a rare complication of delayed pneumothorax post TBB.

SUBMITTER: Narula N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5925954 | biostudies-other | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Delayed Pneumothorax: A Potential Complication Of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy.

Narula Naureen N   Siddiqui Faraz F   Siddiqui Abdul Hasan AH   Man Wai C WC   Chalhoub Michel M  

Respiratory medicine case reports 20180228

The purpose of this article is to report a case of secondary tension pneumothorax presenting seven weeks post Transbronchial Lung biopsy. A 62 year old male with a known history of germ cell tumor was found to have a left-sided pneumothorax which later complicated to a tension pneumothorax.To the best of our knowledge this is the second case being reported for a delayed pneumothorax post a Transbronchial Lung Biopsy .The purpose of this case report is to create awareness among physicians to cons  ...[more]