Case Report

Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots for Treatment of Pyopneumothorax due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report Based on Past Experience

Table 1

Patient information and clinical features treated with EWS to pyopneumothorax due to NTM with RA.
(a)

Age (year)SexLocation of the lungCausative bacteris

Case 1  [4]73MaleRight upper lobeMycobacterium intracellulare
Case 2 (present case)74MaleRight upper lobeMycobacterium intracellulare

(b)

Number of EWSDuration of air leak after EWS (day)Drainage period after ESW (day)

Case 1 [4]2 times to 0110
Case 2 (present case)2 times to and 67231

EWS, endobronchial Watanabe spigots; NTM, nontuberculous mycobacteriosis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.