Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Büyükpolat, Yakup
Özgül, M. Akif
Çetinkaya, Erdoğan
Çam, Ertan
Gül, Şule
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space.
Depending on the severity of the pneumothorax, treatment consists of oxygen therapy, simple aspiration, tube thoracostomy, and pleurodesis.
Prolonged air leakage is observed in 25% of the patients who have undergone surgical procedures, such as thoracotomy, pleurectomy, and video-assisted thoracoscopy.
The patient presented here is the third reported case successfully treated with radiotherapy.
Ventilation scintigraphy was used to localise the air leak, and localised radiotherapy was performed at the targeted location.
After radiotherapy, the air leak ceased and at the 3-month followup, the pneumothorax had not recurred.
Radiotherapy can be a treatment modality for patients with prolonged air leak, who are not candidates for surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Çetinkaya, Erdoğan& Özgül, M. Akif& Gül, Şule& Çam, Ertan& Büyükpolat, Yakup. 2012. Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Çetinkaya, Erdoğan…[et al.]. Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Çetinkaya, Erdoğan& Özgül, M. Akif& Gül, Şule& Çam, Ertan& Büyükpolat, Yakup. Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450470