Recurrent hydropneumothorax as a presenting feature of malignant mesothelioma |
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| Authors: | Guha Kaushik Jones Daniel Hull James H K Ho Timothy B L |
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| Institution: | Department of Respiratory Medicine, Knight Centre for Cystic Fibrosis, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK. |
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| Abstract: | A 73-year-old former smoker with previous occupational exposure to asbestos presented with a pneumothorax that was initially managed by simple aspiration. Despite this, it re-accumulated and a bronchopleural fistula was suspected. A video-assisted thoracoscopic procedure was performed and revealed an abnormally thickened pleura that turned out to be a mesothelioma. All persistent pneumothoraces should be investigated. |
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