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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.6.816

Horner's Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Tube Thoracostomy - A case report -  

Choi, Jae-Woong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Joo-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Yoo, Byung-Su (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kang, Chang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Young-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.43, no.6, 2010 , pp. 816-819 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report one case of Horner's syndrome, a rare complication of closed thoracostomy. A 17 year-old girl with a second attack of left side primary spontaneous pneumothorax visited an emergency room. After closed tube thoracostomy, she was admitted to a general ward for elective video-assisted thoracosopic bullectomy, which was delayed due to incidental right side acute otitis media. On the third day of admission, she presented with pain and discomfort in the left eye. Further examination revealed left side ptosis and miosis and led to a diagnosis of Homer's syndrome. The chest tube was pulled back 2 to 3 cm for repositioning. After two days she underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy and mechanical pleurodesis and was discharged at postoperative day 7. Symptoms and signs of Homer's syndrome gradually resolved, and she had fully recovered at the 2 month postoperative outpatient follow-up.
Keywords
Pneumothorax; Chest tubes; Horner's syndrome;
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