Table 2 Aetiology of persistent air leak/pneumothorax
From: Demystifying the persistent pneumothorax: role of imaging
Cause | Examples |
|---|---|
Mimics | Skin fold Companion shadow Bulla Eloessar flap Ex vacuo |
Chest Tube | Kink Obstruction Malposition Incomplete seal |
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) | Bronchial stump dehiscence Iatrogenic Traumatic Erosive |
Alveolopleural fistula (APF) | Ruptured bulla Traumatic Necrotizing pneumonia Ulcerated Lung cancer Metastases: osteosarcoma Bronchopleural fistula |
Others | Esophagopleural fistula |