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Massive Hemoptysis Due To Recurrence Of Bronchial To Pulmonary Vascular Malformation: A Case Report, Chelsey White, Pedro Ottaviano, Nancy Munn, Yousef Shweihat, Fuad Zeid
Massive Hemoptysis Due To Recurrence Of Bronchial To Pulmonary Vascular Malformation: A Case Report, Chelsey White, Pedro Ottaviano, Nancy Munn, Yousef Shweihat, Fuad Zeid
Fuad M. Zeid
Bronchial dieulafoy lesions are quite rare with relatively few case reports in the literature. Symptoms may vary but the lesion is often associated with hemoptysis and may present as massive hemoptysis. We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a recurrent episode of hemoptysis three years after treatment for a bronchial dieulafoy lesion. The bronchoscopy done three years prior during an initial episode of hemoptysis showed a visible dieulafoy deep within a subsegmental branch of the right lower lobe. This case is unique because there are no other reports within the literature of a delayed recurrence several years after …
Bronchopleural Fistula Resolution With Endobronchial Valve Placement And Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series, Haris Kalatoudis, Nikhil Meena, Fuad Zeid, Yousef Shweihat
Bronchopleural Fistula Resolution With Endobronchial Valve Placement And Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series, Haris Kalatoudis, Nikhil Meena, Fuad Zeid, Yousef Shweihat
Fuad M. Zeid
Patients who have acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with persistent air leaks have worse outcomes. Endobronchial valves (EBV) are frequently deployed after pulmonary resection in noncritically ill patients to reduce and eliminate bronchopleural fistulas (BPFs) with persistent air leak (PAL). Information regarding EBV placement in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS and high volume persistent air leaks is rare and limited to case reports. We describe three cases where EBV placement facilitated endotracheal extubation in patients with severe respiratory failure on prolonged mechanical ventilation with BPFs. In each case, EBV placement led to immediate resolution of PAL. We believe endobronchial valve …