scholarly journals Benign Teratoma in the Left Pleural Space with Amylase in the Pleural Fluid

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-196
Author(s):  
C Dale Guenter ◽  
Gregory A Grant ◽  
Robert H Walker ◽  
Gordon T Ford

The case of a 28-year-old man who experienced repeated episodes of pleuritic chest pain is reported. Eventual discovery of amylase in the pleural fluid and a supradiaphragmatic mass on computed tomography led to exploratory thoracotomy. A benign cystic teratoma was discovered in the pleural space overlying the left hemidiaphragm and connected by a peduncle to the thymus.

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-79
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Ewig

The presence of fluid in the pleural space can be seen in a variety of disorders. Presenting symptoms include dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and ipsilateral shoulder pain if pleural involvement occurs at the central portion of the diaphragm. Physical examination findings include chest asymmetry, diminished breath sounds, dullness to percussion, and decreased tactile fremitus. In an upright patient, the radiographic appearance of pleural fluid includes blunting of the costophrenic angle, straightening or a more lateral peak of the hemidiaphragm contour, simulation of an elevated hemidiaphragm, or a distance of greater than 2 cm between the gastric air bubble and the lung.


Chest Imaging ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 165-170
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Walker

Pleural effusion discusses the radiographic and computed tomography (CT) manifestations of this entity. Pleural effusion is classified based on pleural fluid analysis using Light’s criteria: transudative and exudative. Free pleural fluid collects in the most dependent aspect of the pleural space due to gravitational effects. It exhibits a meniscus configuration on upright chest radiography. Pleural effusion in a supine or semiupright patient is more difficult to identify but may be suspected in cases with a homogeneous or gradient-like opacity over the lower hemithorax, elevation of the hemidiaphragm contour, or an apical cap. Subpulmonic pleural effusion manifests with lateral displacement of the apex of the ipsilateral hemidiaphragm contour and increased distance between the gastric air bubble and pseudodiaphragmatic contour. Exudative pleural effusion should be suspected in cases with CT findings of pleural thickening, enhancement, septations, and/or loculations.


1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip W. Rails ◽  
Burr Hartman ◽  
William White ◽  
D. Randall Radin ◽  
James Halls

Author(s):  
Terry Robinson ◽  
Jane Scullion

A pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space. It can be spontaneous, occur as the result of trauma, or be iatrogenic. Patients with a pneumothorax commonly present with pleuritic chest pain on the affected side and/or breathlessness. Younger patients often have minimal breathlessness although in secondary pneumothorax breathlessness may be increased. A pneumothorax will reduce the compliance of the lungs and so the lungs will become stiffer. Because of reduced compliance in the affected lung greater pressure needs to be generated during inspiration to move the same volume of air into the lungs. As a result, breathing will become more of an effort and the sensation of breathlessness will be increased. The patient may also have pleuritic chest pain from inflammation of the pleura, generally due to bleeding, and heightened by attempts to inflate the affected lung. This chapter covers the incidence, risk factors, features, and investigations of the condition, different management options and prognosis, and different aspects of nursing care. Practical care of chest drains and management of the pregnant patient is also covered.


CHEST Journal ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 918-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Mortara ◽  
Arnold S. Bayer

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Nidhi Sood ◽  
Nikhil Sood

We describe here a rare case of Idiopathic Bullous Emphysema/Vanishing Lung Syndrome (VLS) in a 33-year-old male patient with a history of marijuana abuse who presents to the hospital with pleuritic chest pain thought to be due to pneumothorax based on the chest radiograph. This case emphasizes the need to obtain chest computed tomography in a relatively stable patient suspected of VLS to reduce the potential risk of overseeing a bronchopleural fistula.


2020 ◽  
Vol 161 (47) ◽  
pp. 1995-1999
Author(s):  
László Barna ◽  
Zsuzsanna Takács-Szabó ◽  
László Kostyál

Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: Congenitalis coronariaanomáliának tekintik azokat a coronariamorfológiai rendellenességeket, melyek 1%-nál kisebb gyakorisággal fordulnak elő. Többségük nem jár tünettel, olykor azonban okozhatnak mellkasi fájdalmat, eszméletvesztést, és hirtelen halálhoz is vezethetnek. A coronariaanomáliák gyakoriságáról Magyarországon eddig csak invazív koronarográfiás adatok alapján jelent meg közlemény. Célkitűzés: Jelen vizsgálatunkban a coronariák eredési rendellenességeinek gyakoriságát mértük fel intézetünk coronaria-komputertomográfiás angiográfián átesett betegeinél. Módszer: A coronaria-komputertomográfiás vizsgálatra került betegek felvételeinek értékelésekor rögzítettük a coronariaanomália jelenlétét. A vizsgálat indikációja általában mellkasi fájdalom volt. 128 szeletes berendezést használtunk, a vizsgálatok során részben retrospektív, részben prospektív EKG-kapuzást alkalmaztunk. Eredmények: 1751 beteg komputertomográfiás angiográfiás felvételeit elemeztük. A betegek között a férfiak aránya 38,4%, a vizsgálatra kerülők életkorának átlaga pedig 58,07 ± 11,07 év volt. Eredési anomáliát 1,83%-ban találtunk, ezen belül a leggyakoribb volt a körbefutó ág (ramus circumflexus) és az elülső leszálló ág különálló eredése a bal Valsalva-sinusból (1%). A további rendellenességek a következők voltak: a jobb coronaria eredése magasan az aortából (0,34%), ramus circumflexus a jobb sinusból vagy a jobb coronariából (0,34%), jobb coronaria a bal Valsalva-sinusból (0,057%), elülső leszálló ág részben a bal Valsalva-sinusból a circumflexustól külön, részben a jobb coronariából (kettős elülső leszálló ág, 0,057%). Következtetés: Mindössze 0,057%-ban fordult elő potenciálisan tünetet okozó coronariaeredési rendellenesség (a bal sinusból eredő jobb coronaria). A komputertomográfiás angiográfia segítségével a coronariaeredés helye pontosan megállapítható, tisztázható az ér lefutása és ennek során viszonya a környező struktúrákhoz. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(47): 1995–1999. Summary. Introduction: Congenital coronary artery anomaly is defined as a coronary morphology which occurs in less than 1% of the cases. Usually these anomalies do not result in symptoms but sometimes they can cause chest pain, syncope and sudden death. In Hungary, the prevalence of these abnormalities was published only from data of invasive coronary angiography. Objective: In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of the anomalies of coronary origin in the patients of our institution undergoing coronary computed tomography. Method: While reading the computed tomography angiograms of our patients, we registered the presence of coronary anomalies. In most of the cases, the indication of the coronary computed tomography was chest pain. A scanner with 128 detectors was used, scans were performed partly with prospective, partly with retrospective ECG gating. Results: We assessed 1751 patients. The ratio of males was 38.4%, while the average age of patients 58.07 ± 11.07 years. Anomaly of coronary origin was present in 1.83% of our patients, with the separate origin of left anterior descending and left circumflex artery being the most frequent (1%) among them. Other anomalies were as follows: high take-off of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta (0.34%), left circumflex arising from the right sinus of Valsalva or from the right coronary (0.34%), right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva (0.057%), left anterior descending arising partly from the left sinus of Valsalva, apart from the left circumflex, partly from the right coronary (dual left anterior descending artery, 0.057%). Conclusion: The prevalence of potentially symptomatic coronary anomalies was only 0.057% in our series (right coronary from the left sinus of Valsalva). The computed tomography angiography can precisely define the origin of the coronary artery, depict its run-off and its relationship to the neighbouring structures. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(47): 1995–1999.


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