The complication and mortality rate associated with fibreoptic bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy are low.' 2 Pneumothorax has been reported to occur after about 5% of transbronchial lung biopsies and is the most common complication of the procedure.3 -Many extensive reviews of fibreoptic bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy, however, make no mention of the occurrence of delayed pneumothorax after the procedure.'-' We report two patients who suffered delayed pneumothoraces after transbronchial lung biopsies.
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