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Case Report
Pleural space infection and air leak due to non-expandable lung post-VATS managed with stoma bags and ambulatory chest drainage in a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumbria Way, Cramlington NE23 6NZ, UK
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust, Northumbria Way, Cramlington NE23 6N,
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Article ID: 101517Z01NM2025
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Muhammad NH, Jackson K, Aujayeb A. Pleural space infection and air leak due to non-expandable lung post-VATS managed with stoma bags and ambulatory chest drainage in a patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Int J Case Rep Images 2025;16(2):25–30.ABSTRACT
Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) is a well-established approach used in the investigation of unexplained exudative pleural effusions and in the treatment of pleural space infection. We describe a case of a patient who presented with a presumed pleural space infection which was actually due to a malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who developed a prolonged air leak and pleural space infection post-VATS and managed with ambulatory chest drainage and stoma bags.
Keywords: Empyema, Large bore drain, Mesothelioma, Pleural effusion, Pleural infection, Prolonged air leak, Stoma bag
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Muhammad Hashim Naseer - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Karl Jackson - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Avinash Aujayeb - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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