Emergent bullectomy for acute respiratory failure in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
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| Authors: | Safdar Zeenat O'Sullivan Mary Shapiro Janet M |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University of Physicians & Surgeons, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 432 W. 58th Street, Rm 520, New York, NY 10019, USA. zsafdar@chpnet.org. |
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| Abstract: | A 49-year-old man with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome developed acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. Chest computed tomography demonstrated giant right bulla extending into the contralateral hemithorax with mediastinal shift. Surgical bullectomy with pleurodesis relieved tension effects and allowed weaning. |
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