Paediatric foreign body aspiration can be related to a high morbidity/mortality rate, especially in young children, and pneu- mothorax can be a severe associated issue. We describe a case of a 13-year-old girl with recurrent pneumothorax in bilateral bul- lous lung, twice previously treated at our institution by robot- assisted bullectomy, and once again showing same signs and symptoms. At conventional thoracoscopy an inorganic foreign body was found to be located pointing upwards the apex. We believe this may have acted as a contributory cause in the per- sistence of the clinical picture, despite the surgical removal of the underlying pathology.
Mario, L., Sara, U., Niel Di Salvo, ., Michele, L., Tommaso, G., Giovanni, R. (2017). A unique case of foreign body aspiration and recurrent pneumothorax. PEDIATRIA MEDICA E CHIRURGICA, 39, 171-172.
A unique case of foreign body aspiration and recurrent pneumothorax
Mario Lima;Tommaso Gargano;Giovanni Ruggeri
2017
Abstract
Paediatric foreign body aspiration can be related to a high morbidity/mortality rate, especially in young children, and pneu- mothorax can be a severe associated issue. We describe a case of a 13-year-old girl with recurrent pneumothorax in bilateral bul- lous lung, twice previously treated at our institution by robot- assisted bullectomy, and once again showing same signs and symptoms. At conventional thoracoscopy an inorganic foreign body was found to be located pointing upwards the apex. We believe this may have acted as a contributory cause in the per- sistence of the clinical picture, despite the surgical removal of the underlying pathology.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
