Recurrent Pneumothorax Following Multilevel Posterior Spinal Fixation in a Patient With Pre‐Existing Pulmonary Contusion: A Case Report
Parisa Mirzaei, Zahra Baghani, Mohammad Javad Mousavi · 2026
Read Recurrent Pneumothorax Following Multilevel Posterior Spinal Fixation in a Patient With Pre‐Existing Pulmonary Contusion: A Case Report by Parisa Mirzaei, Zahra Baghani, Mohammad Javad Mousavi (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13280559.txt.
Description
Parisa Mirzaei and team report a 2026 case of recurrent pneumothorax after spine fixation in a polytrauma patient. Pneumothorax is an air leak that collapses a lung. Its return after spine surgery is rare but life threatening. Their patient was a nineteen year old man in a high speed maritime accident. He had a T12 fracture and a right sided pulmonary contusion, a bruised lung. A first pneumothorax was managed with a chest tube.
The tube came out after scans showed the leak resolved. He then had posterior T10 to L2 fixation. Right after surgery, acute dyspnea and massive recurrent pneumothorax needed urgent reintervention. He recovered fully after referral to tertiary care. The authors advise retaining chest tubes till after spine fixation. Prone positioning and positive pressure ventilation can reactivate occult leaks in contused lungs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Parisa Mirzaei, Zahra Baghani, Mohammad Javad Mousavi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14142 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |