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Management of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with or without Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Paul Christiaan Johannesma, Marianne Jonker, Tijmen van der Wel, JanHein van Waesberghe, Jeroen van Moorselaar, Fred Menko, Pieter Postmus
European Respiratory Journal 2014 44: P752; DOI:
Paul Christiaan Johannesma
1Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Marianne Jonker
2Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tijmen van der Wel
1Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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JanHein van Waesberghe
3Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jeroen van Moorselaar
4Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Fred Menko
5Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6Clinical Genetics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Pieter Postmus
1Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Abstract

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains a significant problem, with high recurrence rate between 25-54% despite different therapeutic approaches.An important autosomal dominantly inherited disorder, caused by pathogenic FLCN mutations and associated with lung cysts and (recurrent) spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is the Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome.Approximately 7.5-10% of all SP patients have a pathogenic FLCN mutation. Recurrence rate of SP among BHD patients has been described up to 75%.Optimal treatment of SP in BHD patients is unknown.

We collected data using a questionnaire, which was send to 53 patients with a proven pathogenic FLCN mutation with a history of SP.All patients had one or more episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax.We scored number of episodes, number of recurrences, type of treatment, classified in conservative (observations, needle aspiration or tube thoracostomy) or invasive (chemical - or mechanical pleurodesis, lung resection, bullectomy).Both lungs were scored separately.

We found among 53 FLCN mutation carriers with a mean age of 31.2 years a total of 77 episodes of spontaneous pneumothorax; 29 patients one-sided, 19 on both sides and 5 patients on both sides at the same time. In total 59% had one or more recurrent episodes of SP; 58% after conservative treatment and 29.4% after invasive treatment. We found in literature that approximately 15% of PSP patients have a history of SP on both sides and 1.5% on both sides at the same time.

Based on these results, we found a significant higher number of bilateral episodes of SP among BHD patients compared to PSP in literature. BHD patients might need a different approach of treatment of SP compared to non-BHD patients.

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European Respiratory Journal Sep 2014, 44 (Suppl 58) P752;

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European Respiratory Journal Sep 2014, 44 (Suppl 58) P752;
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