Congenital Lobar Emphysema
Congenital Lobar Emphysema Presentation A 35-week premature female neonate, weighing 3 kg, is initially discharged home. After 4 days, she is brought to the emergency department by her parents with…
Bronchogenic Cyst
Bronchogenic Cyst Presentation A 51-year-old woman is referred to a thoracic surgeon because of an abnormal finding on chest x-rays that were obtained as part of a preoperative evaluation for…
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Malignant Pleural Effusion Presentation A 57-year-old woman presents with increasing shortness of breath during the past 3 months. Her medical history includes breast cancer, for which she underwent a left…
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Presentation A 62-year-old man is admitted to the medical service with complaints of dry cough, chest discomfort, and dyspnea for the past 3 months. The chest discomfort is mildly…
Aspergilloma
Aspergilloma Presentation You are called by the emergency department to evaluate a 45-year-old Vietnamese man with hemoptysis. He reports having streaks of blood in his sputum for the past few…
Barrett’s Esophagus
Barrett’s Esophagus Presentation A 55-year-old white man presents to your office having been referred by a gastroenterologist. The patient has a long-standing history of acid reflux symptoms. He was diagnosed…
Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy
Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Lobectomy Presentation A 50-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with fever and a head ache. The patient has a medical history of human immunodeficiency virus…
Parathyroid Adenoma
Parathyroid Adenoma Presentation A 31-year-old man with a history of renal failure, joint pain, weakness, and persistently elevated serum calcium recently underwent a 3.5-gland parathyroidectomy followed by a neck reexploration…
Broncholithiasis
Broncholithiasis Presentation A 52-year-old man is admitted to the pulmonary service with complaints of recurrent hemoptysis of mild to moderate severity, ongoing for the past 6 to 8 months, with…
