Background No consensus exists regarding surgical intervention for rheumatoid nodule-related pneumothorax. Clinical policy decisions rely on individual clinicians' experience and are usually intractable. Case Description A 50-year-old man with a difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis-related pneumothorax was successfully treated with pedicle omentoplasty without recurrence at approximately 2 years posttreatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient where pneumothorax did not recur due to firm adhesions despite fluctuating postoperative rheumatoid nodules, as captured by regular computed tomography imaging follow-ups. Conclusion Pedicled omentoplasty is effective for rheumatoid nodule-related pneumothorax as it reduces pneumothorax recurrence.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- rheumatoid arthritis
- healthcare
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- randomized controlled trial
- public health
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- patients undergoing
- palliative care
- disease activity
- mental health
- free survival
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- robot assisted
- smoking cessation
- fluorescence imaging
- breast reconstruction
- pet ct