Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dutau, Hervé, MD
• Bourru, David, MS
• Guinde, Julien, MD
• Laroumagne, Sophie, MD
• Deslée, Gaëtan, MD, PhD
• Astoul, Philippe, MD, PhD

Titel

Successful Late Removal of Endobronchial Coils

Ist Teil von

• Chest, 2016-12, Vol.150 (6), p.e143-e145

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Although endobronchial coils for the treatment of severe emphysema are associated with an acceptable safety profile, adverse events such as pneumothorax and thoracic pain may occur. The coils are indicated as a permanent implant and are deemed very difficult to remove. We describe the first successful removal of two coils 10 months after placement in a patient who experienced persistent thoracic pain. This case report highlights that very distal (subpleural) coil placement may induce pneumothorax and subsequent thoracic pain and that nonsurgical removal of coils up to 10 months after implantation is feasible.