Contralateral tension pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation for lobectomy: diagnosis aided by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

IMPLICATIONS Tension pneumothorax during one-lung ventilation can be a life threatening emergency. Clinical diagnosis may be confusing in the operative setting. We present a case in which fiberoptic bronchoscopy excluded tube malpositioning and lead us to the diagnosis of a tension pneumothorax.

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