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Long-Term Follow-Up of Intralobar Bullae After Endobronchial Valve Treatment for Emphysema

Endoscopic lung volume reduction using unidirectional endobronchial valves is a new technique in the treatment of patients with severe emphysema. However, the movements of the thoracic structures after endobronchial valves insertion are still unpredictable We report the unusual outcome of six patien...

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Autores principales: Taton, Olivier, Heinen, Vincent, Bondue, Benjamin, Slebos, Dirk-Jan, Shah, Pallav L, Carron, Kris, Moens, Olivia, Leduc, Dimitri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35941900
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S363490
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Sumario:Endoscopic lung volume reduction using unidirectional endobronchial valves is a new technique in the treatment of patients with severe emphysema. However, the movements of the thoracic structures after endobronchial valves insertion are still unpredictable We report the unusual outcome of six patients after valves insertion in the left upper lobe. They all developed a complete atelectasis of the target lobe, a pneumothorax and sequential genuine bullae in the treated left lung of unknown etiology. The chest CT scan prior to the valves insertion was unremarkable. Three patients developed an air–liquid level in the bullae the day before a bacterial infection of their left lower lobe. The three other patients had an uneventful spontaneous resolution of their bullae at long-term follow-up. Therefore, a conservative attitude should be followed in this particular setting.