Tension Pneumatocele a Rare Presentation

Authors

  • Md Aftabuddin Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Md Mokhlesur Rahman Student, MS (CVTS) Final Part, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Omar Sadeque Khan Medical Officer, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
  • Asit Baran Adhikary Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v27i2.30043

Keywords:

Pneumatocele, Pneumonia, Complication, S. aureus, Surgery

Abstract

A 10 months old female baby admitted with diagnosis of tension pneumatocele in right side of hemithorax with collapse right lung. The baby was first managed conservatively, but the condition did not improve. Surgical management was done after one month of admission in hospital, with improvement of baby's symptoms and general conditions. One month later the baby was well and her lung was found expanded completely.

Medicine Today 2015 Vol.27(2): 37-39

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Author Biography

Md Aftabuddin, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka



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Published

2016-10-22

How to Cite

Aftabuddin, M., Rahman, M. M., Khan, O. S., & Adhikary, A. B. (2016). Tension Pneumatocele a Rare Presentation. Medicine Today, 27(2), 37–39. https://doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v27i2.30043

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Case Reports