Abstract

Chest tube insertion is the most commonly performed procedure in the thoracic surgery practice. This surgical procedure has various complications, however, Horner’s syndrome resulting from compression of the stellat ganglia due to apical insertion of chest tube is extremely rare. In this article a 21-year-old male patient who was treated with chest tube insertion for spontaneous pneumothorax at the left side is presented. The chest tube was removed after four days, however, classical triad of Horner’s syndrome including unilateral ptosis, miosis and anhydrosis developed. On the control examination performed after three months symptoms improved except for slight pitosis. It should be kept in mind that Horner’s syndrome may develop as a complication of apically placed chest tube.

Details

Title
Horner’s syndrome: an extremely rare complication of tube thoracostomy
Author
Kuthan Kavaklı; Işık, Hakan; Çaylak, Hasan; Sapmaz, Ersin; Gürkök, Sedat
Pages
233-235
Section
Case Report
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Sep 2012
Publisher
Gulhane Medical Journal
ISSN
13020471
e-ISSN
21468052
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; Turkish
ProQuest document ID
2440159221
Copyright
© 2012. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.