AI Article Synopsis
- - Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare childhood disease that can lead to severe lung issues, including pneumothorax and empyema.
- - In this case, a 1½-year-old patient with multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis experienced recurrent lung problems due to ruptured bullae.
- - The medical team used a serratus anterior flap to successfully fill in the damaged area of the lung and manage the patient's condition.
Article Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease of childhood. Intrathoracic transposition flaps have been described for a management of number of conditions. We discuss our experience of the use of serratus anterior flap for the obliteration of a pulmonary bulla with a communicating airway, in a 1½-year-old pediatric patient with multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis who presented with recurrent pneumothorax with empyema due to rupture of bullae.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152404 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_66_20 | DOI Listing |
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