Clinical significance of para-carinal air cysts in patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: The relationship with pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax.
Hideaki YamakawaShintaro SatoHiroki OhtaMakiko TakatsukaKenji KusanoRie KawabeTomohiro ObaKeiichi AkasakaMasako AmanoJun ArayaHiroki SasakiHidekazu MatsushimaPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2023)
Our data showed that PACs commonly occur in patients with PPFE, and most PACs were para-carinal air cysts. Additionally, PACs(+) was a significant risk factor for pneumomediastinum/pneumothorax; therefore, clinicians should be more aware of these complications during follow-up examination, particular in PACs(+) patients with PPFE.
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