Pneumothorax

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A pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air between visceral and parietal pleura that leads to lung collapse. The term was used in the doctoral thesis of the French physician Itard in 1803, although the presence of an abnormal collection of air and fluid within the chest might have been inferred as early as the fifth century BC by physicians in ancient Greece who practiced the so-called Hi...

Pneumothorax.

Pneumothorax represents a common clinical problem. An overview of relevant and updated information on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of spontaneous (primary and secondary), catamenial, and traumatic (iatrogenic and noniatrogenic) pneumothorax is given.

Pneumothorax

Pneumothorax-either spontaneous or iatrogenic-is commonly encountered in pulmonary medicine. While secondary pneumothorax is caused by an underlying pulmonary disease, the spontaneous type occurs in healthy individuals without obvious cause. The British Thoracic Society (BTS, 2010) and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP, 2001) published the guidelines for pneumothorax management. Th...

spontaneous pneumothorax

a case with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was presented. etiology, mechanism, and treatment were discussed on the review of literature. spontaneous pneumothorax is a clinical entity resulting from a sudden non traumatic rupture of the lung. biach reported in 1880 that 78% of 916 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax had tuberculosis. kjergaard emphasized 1932 the primary importance of sub...

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