The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  2012;45(2):134-137

doi:10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.2.134

Fluid-filled Giant Bulla Treated with Percutaneous Drainage and Talc Sclerotherapy: A Modified Brompton Technique.

Kyung Hak LEE 1 ; Seong Joon CHO ; Se Min RYU ; Sung Min PARK ; Kil Soo YIE ; Seon Sook HAN

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Keywords

Bullae; Sclerotherapy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A 75-year-old man who was diagnosed as having a fluid-filled giant bulla was treated with a modified Brompton technique due to his poor performance status. Percutaneous drainage, suction, and talc sclerotherapy through a Foley catheter can be good treatment options for patients with conditions that are too poor to allow surgical intervention, especially if there is adhesion between a giant bulla and parietal pleura. Talc can also be used safely when mixed with normal saline as a sclerosant.