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2026, Number 1

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Rev Mex Cir Torac Gen 2026; 4 (1)

An uncommon but feared complication. Edema due to pulmonary reexpansion

Acuña-Pinzón CL
Full text How to cite this article 10.35366/123581

DOI

DOI: 10.35366/123581
URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.35366/123581

Language: Spanish
References: 28
Page: 9-14
PDF size: 628.15 Kb.


Key words:

edema due to lung reexpansion, pulmonary reexpansion, pulmonary edema, pleural manometry.

ABSTRACT

Reexpansion pulmonary edema is a rare form of lung injury associated with therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures. Despite having been described in 1853, due to its low incidence, there is no robust and good quality scientific evidence on its etiology and treatment, which has led to a disproportionately high mortality. It was decided to carry out a narrative review of the literature in which articles searched in Pubmed using the terms "pulmonary edema due to reexpansion", "pulmonary reexpansion edema", "reexpansion pulmonary edema" and "oedema due to lung reexpansion" were included. Articles on specific topics were also included at the author's discretion.


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