Bronchial Atresia Associated with Spontaneous Pneumothorax : Report of A Case.
10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.142
- Author:
Yong Han YOON
1
;
Kuk Hee SON
;
Joung Taek KIM
;
Wan Ki BAEK
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Hae Seung HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. khkim@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchial Diseases;
Atresia;
Abnormalities;
Pneumothorax
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bronchi/*abnormalities/pathology;
Bronchial Diseases/*diagnosis;
Human;
Male;
Pneumothorax/*diagnosis;
Respiratory System Abnormalities/*pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004;19(1):142-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 32-yr-old male patient with recurrent pneumothorax associated with bronchial atresia of the subsegmental branch of the posterior segmental bronchus of the right upper lobe was successfully treated with right upper lobectomy. Before surgery, the bronchial atresia with pneumothorax was suspected on the chest radiograph and CT scans, which showed the findings of bronchocele with localized hyperinflation of the right upper lobe. The examination of surgical specimen from the resected right upper lobe suggests that the cause of the recurrent pneumothorax was the rupture of the subpleural bullae in the hyperinflated lung segment distal to the atretic bronchus.
