Heimlich valve treatment and outpatient management of bilateral metastatic pneumothorax

P Van Hengel; J H Van de Bergh

doi:10.1378/chest.105.5.1586

Heimlich valve treatment and outpatient management of bilateral metastatic pneumothorax

Chest. 1994 May;105(5):1586-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.105.5.1586.

Authors

P Van Hengel¹, J H Van de Bergh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonology Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, The Netherlands.

PMID: 8181364
DOI: 10.1378/chest.105.5.1586

Abstract

A 51-year-old man was treated for bilateral pneumothorax secondary to pulmonary metastases from malignant fibrous histiocytoma. After failure of regular therapy, Heimlich flutter valves were used producing disappearance of the bilateral pneumothorax and adequate outpatient management.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care*
Chest Tubes*
Drainage / instrumentation*
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / complications
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumothorax / etiology
Pneumothorax / therapy*
Recurrence