Pedicled Omentoplasty for Treatment of Rheumatoid Nodule Pneumothorax: A Case Report

Hiroki Matsumiya; Koji Kuroda; Teppei Hashimoto; Fumihiro Tanaka

doi:10.1055/a-2234-7907

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports (Jan 2024)

Pedicled Omentoplasty for Treatment of Rheumatoid Nodule Pneumothorax: A Case Report

Hiroki Matsumiya,
Koji Kuroda,
Teppei Hashimoto,
Fumihiro Tanaka

Affiliations

Hiroki Matsumiya: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Koji Kuroda: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Teppei Hashimoto: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Fumihiro Tanaka: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2234-7907
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 01
pp. e8 – e11

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Background No consensus exists regarding surgical intervention for rheumatoid nodule–related pneumothorax. Clinical policy decisions rely on individual clinicians' experience and are usually intractable.

Published in The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports

ISSN: 2194-7635 (Print); 2194-7643 (Online)
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00024355

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