Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Misdiagnosed as Spontaneous Pneumothorax

ABSTRACT Pigtail catheter drainage is commonly performed for pleural effusion drainage. It should be noted that if the catheter is not connected to a closed system such as a chest bottle, outside air may enter; causing iatrogenic pneumothorax. Pigtail catheter drainage is commonly performed for pleu...

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Published inRespirology case reports Vol. 13; no. 8; pp. e70315 - n/a
Main Authors Jeong, Jaejun, Kang, Min Kyun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.08.2025
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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Catheters
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Iatrogenesis
iatrogenic pneumothorax
pigtail catheter drainage
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Thoracic surgery
iatrogenic pneumothorax
pigtail catheter drainage
pneumothorax
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Summary:ABSTRACT Pigtail catheter drainage is commonly performed for pleural effusion drainage. It should be noted that if the catheter is not connected to a closed system such as a chest bottle, outside air may enter; causing iatrogenic pneumothorax. Pigtail catheter drainage is commonly performed for pleural effusion drainage; however, if the catheter is not connected to a closed system such as a chest bottle, as it happened in the case presented here, outside air may enter, causing iatrogenic pneumothorax. Case presentation and treatment are detailed here.
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Associate Editor: Jennifer Ann Wi
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ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.70315