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A Rare Type of Pneumothorax Recurrence After Surgery, Caused by a Lung Laceration Next to the Adhesion

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after surgical treatment was often caused by overlooking bullae in surgical treatments, bullae regrowth, or bullae neogenesis. Herein, we present a very rare type of recurrence after surgical treatment, which was caused by lung laceration next to the adhesion created after the surgery. The patient was a 22-year-old volleyball player, and we presumed that sudden chest wall compression that occurred during volleyball displaced the lung next to the adhesion inwardly and caused the lung laceration.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72585

Authors: Sachie Koike, Takayuki Shiina, Keiichirou Takasuna

Institution: INA Central Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403881933