TY - JOUR
T1 - An active Indonesian male smoker with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
T2 - A case report
AU - Kudiarto,
AU - Koesoemoprodjo, Winariani
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Introduction: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) is a rare disease that accumulates air in the pleural cavity caused by complications from previous illnesses. Case presentation: An Indonesian male, 59 years old, complained of breathlessness and chest pain. The patient was examined for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and not detected. Chest X-ray and thorax high-resolution computer tomography (HRCT) scan showed SSP and centrilobular emphysema in the left hemithorax. The patient underwent water seal drainage (WSD) installation on the left lung and experienced improvement and was followed up every month in the outpatient clinic. Clinical discussion: Diagnosis of SSP is based on age, gender, smoker, and radiological description. WSD installation in the left lung showed improvement and did not experience recurrence because several cases were reported to have been repaired without surgery. Conclusion: Conservative management is the first recommendation in the SSP case if it increases the prognosis without surgery.
AB - Introduction: Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) is a rare disease that accumulates air in the pleural cavity caused by complications from previous illnesses. Case presentation: An Indonesian male, 59 years old, complained of breathlessness and chest pain. The patient was examined for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and not detected. Chest X-ray and thorax high-resolution computer tomography (HRCT) scan showed SSP and centrilobular emphysema in the left hemithorax. The patient underwent water seal drainage (WSD) installation on the left lung and experienced improvement and was followed up every month in the outpatient clinic. Clinical discussion: Diagnosis of SSP is based on age, gender, smoker, and radiological description. WSD installation in the left lung showed improvement and did not experience recurrence because several cases were reported to have been repaired without surgery. Conclusion: Conservative management is the first recommendation in the SSP case if it increases the prognosis without surgery.
KW - Case report
KW - Chest tube
KW - Chronic respiratory disease
KW - Pneumothorax
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijso.2023.100640
DO - 10.1016/j.ijso.2023.100640
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85162912536
SN - 2405-8572
VL - 56
JO - International Journal of Surgery Open
JF - International Journal of Surgery Open
M1 - 100640
ER -