PNEUMATOCELE

Course overview

PNEUMATOCELES ARE AIR-FILLED CAVITARY LESIONS USUALLY SEEN IN THE LUNG AFTER INFECTION, TRAUMA, OR AS A PART OF MORE EXTENSIVE CYSTIC DISEASE OF THE LUNG. THIS ARTICLE WILL FOCUS ON PULMONARY PNEUMATOCELES, ITS ETIOLOGIES, THE UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES LEADING TO THE FORMATION, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, COMPLICATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.