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Pneumoperitoneum to treat air leaks and spaces after a lung volume reduction operation
J R Handy1, M A Judson, J L Zellner
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2279, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 22, 1998
Abstract:
Lung volume reduction surgery is an option for the management of end-stage emphysema. The most frequent surgical complication of lung volume reduction is prolonged air leaks. We describe a patient undergoing a lung volume reduction operation complicated by persistent bilateral air spaces with large air leaks. Treatment with recurrent pneumoperitoneum via a peritoneal dialysis catheter along with chemical sclerosis successfully resolved both problems.