A Case of Postoperative Noncardiogenic Edema: Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema

Abstract

A case of complete recovery of negative pressure pulmonary edema after a Cottle surgery in a 24-year-old male. Teaching point: Negative pressure pulmonary edema is an important cause of postoperative noncardiogenic edema, with the spontaneous disappearance of all complaints within a relatively short period.

Keywords

• negative pressure pulmonary edema
• postoperative non-cardiogenic edema
• centrilobular ground glass opacities
• chest ct
• chest x-ray