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Table 2 Imaging and treatment characteristics of 13 BHD patients with (recurrent) SP after air travel

From: Risk of spontaneous pneumothorax due to air travel and diving in patients with Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome

Patient number

Thoracic CT

Available

Number of cysts

Prior SP

Prior pleurodesis

Treatment SP after air travel

FLCN mutation

1

Yes

5

Yes

Yes

Pleurodesis

c.610_611delinsTA

2

Yes

1

Yes

No

Pleurodesis

c.499C>T

3

n/a

n/a

Yes

No

Pleurectomy/pleurodesis

c.250-?_1740+?del (del exon 5–14)

4

Yes

99

No

No

Tube thoracostomy

c.1285dupC

5

Yes

140

No

No

Tube thoracostomy

c.1408_1418del; p.Gly470fs

5

Yes

140

Yes

Yes

Pleurodesis

c.1408_1418del; p.Gly470fs

6

Yes

4

Yes

No

Pleurodesis

c.619-1G>A

7

n/a

n/a

Yes

No

Tube thoracostomy

c.1539-2A>G

8

Yes

74

No

No

Pleurodesis

c.1539-2A>G

9

n/a

n/a

Yes

No

Pleural rubbing

c.610_611delinsTA

10

Yes

19

Yes

Yes

Pleurodesis

c.610_611delinsTA

11

n/a

n/a

Yes

No

Pleural rubbing

c.1065_1066delGCinsTA

12

n/a

n/a

No

No

Tube thoracostomy

c.610_611delinsTA

13

Yes

99

No

No

Tube thoracostomy

c.1740dupC

13

Yes

99

Yes

No

Apical pleurectomy

c.1740dupC

13

Yes

99

Yes

No

Total pleurectomy and pleurodesis

c.1740dupC

  1. n/a not available