@article{JTD846,
author = {Yoshinobu Hata and Takashi Suzuki and Masahide Yokoi and Shuji Yoshida and Teruaki Takeyama and Haruhiro Nakazaki and Hidenori Goto and Fumitomo Sato and Keigo Takagi and Hajime Otsuka},
title = {Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax with congenital pleuro-pleural communication},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
year = {2013},
keywords = {},
abstract = {A single pleural space can lead to serious simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax in cases of congenital or acquired pleuropleural communication. Here we report a 35-year-old man with bilateral pneumothorax. Chest computed tomography scans revealed a small air space between the esophagus and aorta, suggesting pleuro-pleural communication. Bilateral thoracoscopic bullectomy was performed. Repeated inspection revealed a 2-cm-long pleural window between the aorta and esophagus, which was closed with a collagen patch. Although congenital pleuro-pleural communication has been regarded as rare, as many as nine patients have been reported (if suspected cases are included). The lower middle mediastinum should be carefully inspected.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/846}
}