| ID | 67203 |
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Okada, Kazuhiro
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Maki, Yuho
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Matsubara, Kei
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Hirano, Yutaka
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Fujiwara, Toshiya
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Matsuura, Motoki
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
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| Abstract | A 24-year-old Japanese female with anorexia nervosa presented to our hospital for bilateral pneumothorax, and 12-Fr thoracostomy catheters were inserted into the bilateral pleural cavities. On hospital day 9, a thoracoscopic bullectomy was performed. However, air leakage relapsed on both sides on postoperative day 1. The air leakage on the right side was particularly persistent, and we switched the drainage to a Heimlich valve. Both lungs expanded gradually and the chest tube was removed on postoperative day 19. Passive pleural drainage might be an option for prolonged air leakage after a bullectomy in patients with anorexia nervosa.
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| Keywords | spontaneous pneumothorax
anorexia nervosa
Heimlich valve
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| Amo Type | Case Report
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| Publication Title |
Acta Medica Okayama
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| Published Date | 2024-06
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| Volume | volume78
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| Issue | issue3
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| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School
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| Start Page | 281
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| End Page | 284
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| ISSN | 0386-300X
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| NCID | AA00508441
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Journal Article
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English
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| Copyright Holders | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School
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| File Version | publisher
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True
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