Abstract
A 36-year-old woman presented with left chest pain and frequent symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Chest roentgenograms revealed a left pneumothorax and apical bulla, and hyperlucency in the left pulmonary field. She was diagnosed with congenital bronchial atresia associated with a left spontaneous pneumothorax. A thoracoscopy-assisted left superior segmentectomy was performed. There was no recurrence of the pneumothorax or symptoms of recurrent upper respiratory infection at the 1-year follow-up examination. Bulla formation was believed to have resulted from emphysematous changes in the peripheral lung due to congenital bronchial atresia. The pneumothorax may have occurred due to rupture of the bulla.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1497-1499 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Congenital Bronchial Atresia Associated With Spontaneous Pneumothorax. / Kameyama, Kotaro; Okumura, Norihito; Kokado, Yujiro; Miyoshi, Kentaro; Matsuoka, Tomoaki; Nakagawa, Tatsuo.
In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 82, No. 4, 10.2006, p. 1497-1499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Congenital Bronchial Atresia Associated With Spontaneous Pneumothorax
AU - Kameyama, Kotaro
AU - Okumura, Norihito
AU - Kokado, Yujiro
AU - Miyoshi, Kentaro
AU - Matsuoka, Tomoaki
AU - Nakagawa, Tatsuo
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - A 36-year-old woman presented with left chest pain and frequent symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Chest roentgenograms revealed a left pneumothorax and apical bulla, and hyperlucency in the left pulmonary field. She was diagnosed with congenital bronchial atresia associated with a left spontaneous pneumothorax. A thoracoscopy-assisted left superior segmentectomy was performed. There was no recurrence of the pneumothorax or symptoms of recurrent upper respiratory infection at the 1-year follow-up examination. Bulla formation was believed to have resulted from emphysematous changes in the peripheral lung due to congenital bronchial atresia. The pneumothorax may have occurred due to rupture of the bulla.
AB - A 36-year-old woman presented with left chest pain and frequent symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Chest roentgenograms revealed a left pneumothorax and apical bulla, and hyperlucency in the left pulmonary field. She was diagnosed with congenital bronchial atresia associated with a left spontaneous pneumothorax. A thoracoscopy-assisted left superior segmentectomy was performed. There was no recurrence of the pneumothorax or symptoms of recurrent upper respiratory infection at the 1-year follow-up examination. Bulla formation was believed to have resulted from emphysematous changes in the peripheral lung due to congenital bronchial atresia. The pneumothorax may have occurred due to rupture of the bulla.
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