Fluid-filled giant bulla treated with percutaneous drainage and talc sclerotherapy: A modified brompton technique

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A 75-year-old man who was diagnosed as having a fluid-filled giant bulla was treated with a modified Brompton technique due to his poor performance status. Percutaneous drainage, suction, and talc sclerotherapy through a Foley catheter can be good treatment options for patients with conditions that are too poor to allow surgical intervention, especially if there is adhesion between a giant bulla and parietal pleura. Talc can also be used safely when mixed with normal saline as a sclerosant. © The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012.

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