Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

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Ann Med Surg (Lond) · May 2016

Case Reports

Reexpansion pulmonary edema after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with anorexia nervosa.

Several adverse effects on the pulmonary system in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) have been reported. We present a case of AN who presented with a complicated reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE) after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for spontaneous pneumothorax. ⋯ We present a case of RPE after VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with AN. Malnutrition owing to AN results in critical complications such as RPE.

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