Treatment of Dead Space with Prolonged Air-leak after Lobectomy by Artificial Pneumoperitoneum: A case report.
- Author:
Eung Sirk LEE
1
;
Yong Han YOON
;
Wan Ki BAIK
;
Kuk Hui SON
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Seung Ik AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Korea. khkim@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumoperitoneum;
Air leakage
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Catheters;
Chest Tubes;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Peritoneal Dialysis;
Pneumoperitoneum;
Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial*;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001;34(7):578-581
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We successfully treated a 59-year-old male with adenocarcinoma in the right lower lobe who had developed a dead space with prolonged air-leak, which continued for 21 days after lower and middle lobectomy, by creating artificial pneumoperitoneum. He had a history of subtotal gastrectomy due to stomach cancer 5 years ago. Artificial pneumoperitoneum was made after introducing a peritoneal dialysis catheter into the right upper quardrant. The chest tube was removed 14 days after creating pneumoperitoneum.
