Tension fecal pneumothorax in a postpartum patient

L. Lacayo; J. M. Taveras; N. Sosa; K. R. Ratzan

doi:10.1378/chest.103.3.950

Tension fecal pneumothorax in a postpartum patient

L. Lacayo, J. M. Taveras, N. Sosa, K. R. Ratzan

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Abstract

A 20-year-old woman developed severe shortness of breath 4 h after a cesarean section. Chest roentgenogram showed a pleural effusion and tension pneumothorax; insertion of a chest tube drained liquid stool. At surgery she was found to have a left diaphragmatic defect with herniation, strangulation, and perforation of the transverse colon into the pleural cavity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	950-951
Number of pages	2
Journal	CHEST
Volume	103
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.103.3.950
State	Published - Jan 1 1993

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Lacayo, L., Taveras, J. M., Sosa, N., & Ratzan, K. R. (1993). Tension fecal pneumothorax in a postpartum patient. CHEST, 103(3), 950-951. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.103.3.950

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