Thoracoscopic management of spontaneous pneumothorax due to azygos lobe bullae

Azoury, Fouad M
Sayad, Paul

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Fouad M Azoury, MD, St-John Hospital and Medical Center, 22201 Moross, Suite 356, MI, USA, 48236 Email: [email protected]

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 19(6):p 427-429, December 2011. | DOI: 10.1177/0218492311420542

A 22-year-old man presented with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax caused by rupture of azygos lobe bullae. Surgical management was successfully completed using a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach. Resection of the bullae harboring azygos lobe and subsequent pleurodesis were performed, sparing the meso-azygos and azygos vein.