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Heimlich valve treatment and outpatient management of bilateral metastatic pneumothorax
P Van Hengel1, J H Van de Bergh
1Department of Pulmonology Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
Chest
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 51-year-old man was treated for bilateral pneumothorax secondary to pulmonary metastases from malignant fibrous histiocytoma. After failure of regular therapy, Heimlich flutter valves were used producing disappearance of the bilateral pneumothorax and adequate outpatient management.