PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Boon Hau Ng
AU  - Andrea Yu-Lin Ban
AU  - Hsueh Jing Low
AU  - Mohamed Faisal
TI  - Indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusion with persistent air leak
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2021-248574
DP  - 2022 Aug 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e248574
VI  - 15
IP  - 8
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/8/e248574.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/8/e248574.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2022 Aug 01; 15
AB  - Malignant pleural effusion with persistent air leak (PAL) is a rare manifestation of lung malignancy. We present a woman in her 50s with postpleuroscopy PAL. Pleural biopsy confirmed adenocarcinoma with detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in exon 19. An indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) was inserted and connected to an Atrium Express Mini ambulatory drain. This procedure reduced the length of hospital stay. Autopleurodesis with resolution of PAL occurred at week 3 of IPC insertion.