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An unusual bulla in azygoesophageal recess in a patient with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Shinya Ito1,2, Koji Takahashi1, Takashi Yoshimura1.   

Abstract

We report a case of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in which the causative bulla was successfully managed by thoracoscopic surgery. A 64-year-old male was admitted presenting with a right pneumothorax. Chest computed tomography revealed a bulla located in the azygoesophageal recess. Thoracoscopic surgery confirmed an unusual bulla extending along the thoracic spine with a fistula at the tip. We describe the intriguing features of this unique bulla and speculate on its aetiology for the first time.
© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.

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Keywords:  Azygoesophageal recess; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax; Video-assisted thoracic surgery

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33686436      PMCID: PMC8691586          DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivab057

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg        ISSN: 1569-9285


  4 in total

1.  Pneumothorax after left pneumonectomy: accentuated negative pressure at azygoesophageal recess by a mediastinal shift and rotation.

Authors:  Tsuyoshi Takahashi; Tomohiro Murakawa; Takeshi Fukami; Jun Nakajima
Journal:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg       Date:  2010-02-01       Impact factor: 4.191

Review 2.  Spontaneous pneumothorax: epidemiology, pathophysiology and cause.

Authors:  M Noppen
Journal:  Eur Respir Rev       Date:  2010-09

3.  Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax associated with emphysema and ruptured bullae at the azygoesophageal recess.

Authors:  Katsuyuki Asai; Norikazu Urabe
Journal:  Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg       Date:  2008-11-12

4.  A deep azygoesophageal recess may increase the risk of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Authors:  Tsuyoshi Takahashi; Mitsuaki Kawashima; Hideki Kuwano; Kazuhiro Nagayama; Jyunichi Nitadori; Masaki Anraku; Masaaki Sato; Tomohiro Murakawa; Jun Nakajima
Journal:  Surg Today       Date:  2017-02-15       Impact factor: 2.549

  4 in total

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