RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusion with persistent air leak
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e248574
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-248574
VO 15
IS 8
A1 Boon Hau Ng
A1 Andrea Yu-Lin Ban
A1 Hsueh Jing Low
A1 Mohamed Faisal
YR 2022
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/8/e248574.abstract
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.