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Delayed Pneumothorax After Bronchoscopy in a Lung Transplant Patient

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Lung transplant patients commonly undergo transbronchial biopsy to evaluate for rejection. Post-biopsy radiographs are used to exclude pneumothorax, one of the most common major complications. We report a lung transplant patient who developed a pneumothorax 5 months after transbronchial biopsy, with multiple intervening chest computed tomograms documenting that the pneumothorax developed from the biopsy site. This case illustrates that in transplant patients transbronchial biopsy can evolve to pneumothorax several months later, despite normal post-biopsy radiographs.

Source: Respiratory Care

DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01842

Authors: Alan C Kwan, Sudhakar Pipavath, Peter J Leary, Gregory Kicska

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2142033536