Delayed lung expansion after decortication in a case of trapped lung resulting from catamenial haemothorax.
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DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivz266
Abstract: Herein, we report the case of a 35-year-old female with a trapped right lung secondary to catamenial haemothorax. Following surgical decortication, re-expansion of the lung was not observed until postoperative day 81. This delay represents… read more here.
Keywords: catamenial haemothorax; decortication; expansion; case ... See more keywords