my son has suffered his lung collapsing
for the 3rd time in 2 years. He will be
having his chest drain removed later today
and then be discharged to convalesce at
home.
The hospital recommend that he has an
operation on his lung which will:- 1.
Staple and seal around the punture points
on the lung. 2. Remove the
membrane from between the lung and the
chest cavity to allow the lung to stick to
the chest cavity. This will stop the lung
collapsing again should a further puncture
occur.
I would like to hear from anyone who has
had this operation or knows anyone who
has; to discuss whether there are any
after effects or problems with this type
of operation.
Brian
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lf777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 35
Posted: 09-28-04 22:49pm
Brian
it sounds like the doctors want to perform
a pleurodesis, which is essentially what
you described. You can look for info
using this term, but in cases of recurrent
pneumothorax like you describe sometimes
it may be used.
