Pleural Effusion or Main Left Bronchus Mucus Obstruction: To Drain or Not to Drain? Decision-Making for Young Surgeon on Call

Joint Authors

Coco, Danilo
Leanza, Silvana

Source

Case Reports in Radiology

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-01-28

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Mucous plugs occur in a number of pulmonary conditions.

Central right or left bronchus mucus plug causes complete pulmonary collapse making it an emergency life-threatening case.

We describe the case of an 80-year-old man that, in postoperative period after a urological intervention, has had a progressive tachypnea and dyspnea during hospitalization for urological problems.

Young surgeon on call was called.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Coco, Danilo& Leanza, Silvana. 2018. Pleural Effusion or Main Left Bronchus Mucus Obstruction: To Drain or Not to Drain? Decision-Making for Young Surgeon on Call. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149616

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Coco, Danilo& Leanza, Silvana. Pleural Effusion or Main Left Bronchus Mucus Obstruction: To Drain or Not to Drain? Decision-Making for Young Surgeon on Call. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149616

American Medical Association (AMA)

Coco, Danilo& Leanza, Silvana. Pleural Effusion or Main Left Bronchus Mucus Obstruction: To Drain or Not to Drain? Decision-Making for Young Surgeon on Call. Case Reports in Radiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149616

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1149616