Non-expandable lung: an underappreciated cause of post-thoracentesis basilar pneumothorax

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Sep 7;13(9):e238292. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238292.

Authors

Biplab K Saha¹, Kurt Hu², Boris Shkolnik³

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, Missouri, USA spanophiliac@yahoo.com.
² Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
³ Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: adult intensive care; medical education; pneumothorax; radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Female
Humans
Lung / physiopathology
Lung Diseases / etiology*
Medical Illustration
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Thoracentesis / adverse effects*