CT features associated with contralateral recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spontaneous pneumothorax recurs in 30-54% of patients without surgery. Identifying individuals likely to suffer a recurrence, who might benefit from pre-emptive surgery, is challenging. Previous meta-analysis suggested a relationship between contralateral recurrence and specific CT findings.

Methods

We analysed CT images and recurrence rates of 243 patients seen by our tertiary referral pneumothorax service.

Results

We validated the meta-analysis observation that contralateral lung cysts are associated with a higher risk of contralateral recurrence in younger individuals. Furthermore, we observed that the size of contralateral cysts to be associated with increased contralateral recurrence in younger patients.

Conclusion

The detection of contralater

SUBMITTER: Burn LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760504 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature