Key result
Thoracoscopic fistula closure resolves intractable pneumothorax in metastatic angiosarcoma, enabling temporary hospital discharge.
Case Report (n=1)
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Surgical closure of pulmonary fistulas in patients with pneumothorax secondary to lung metastasis may offer palliative benefits by allowing drain removal, even if long-term prognosis remains poor.
May offer palliative drain removal in rare metastatic pneumothorax; leaves open need for prospective validation.
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Takahagi et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Intractable pneumothorax secondary to lung metastasis of angiosarcoma of the scalp (n=1). Thoracoscopic right lung fistula closure was evaluated on Resolution of air leakage. Thoracoscopic surgical closure of lung fistulas successfully resolved right-sided air leakage and allowed temporary hospital discharge in a patient with intractable pneumothorax secondary to angiosarcoma metastasis.
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