Thoracic air leak syndrome

Last revised by Francis Deng on 4 Jul 2020

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Deng F, Thoracic air leak syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29530

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29530

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/29530

rID:

29530

Article created:

2 Jun 2014, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

4 Jul 2020, Francis Deng ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Francis Deng had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Thoracic air leak syndrome (TALS) is an uncommon late complication in allogeneic haematopoetic stem cell transplant recipients with chronic graft versus host disease. Thoracic air leakage refers to spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, and/or interstitial emphysema. These findings occur on a background of bronchiolitis obliterans.