OBJECTIVE The main cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is the rupture of subpleural blebs or bullae. The presence of bullae may also lead to an increased risk of recurrence. The best way to detect them is by means of computed tomography (CT). Our objective in the present study was to determine whether bullae detected by CT represent an increased risk of recurrence after a first episode of...

OBJECTIVES Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to the leakage of air into the space between the parietal and the visceral layers of the pleura. It occurs with or without a known lung disease. We aimed to investigate the effects of atmospheric pressure, humidity, and temperature changes on the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 551 patients with sp...

Background: An optimal surgical procedure for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) has not yet been established. The study aimed to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and clinical between parietal pleurectomy (pleurectomy) visceral pleural covering with absorbable prosthesis (covering) added thoracoscopic bullectomy in patients PSP.

One of the rare complications coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which can present with different clinical pictures, is pneumothorax. In our case, a patient who did not have predisposing risk factors for pneumothorax such as history trauma, smoking, past intubations, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and developed bilateral spontaneous while under treatment diagnosis COVID-19 pre...

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Pneumothorax is a common disease worldwide, but surprisingly, its initial management remains controversial. There are some published guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. However, they differ in some respects, particularly in initial management. In published trials, the objective of treatment has not been clarified and it is not possible to compare the treatment strategies ...

Objective: Pneumothorax is one of the life-threatening differential diagnoses patients presenting to emergency department (ED) with shortness breath and chest pain. The place dynamic electrocardiography (ECG) changes in diagnosis pneumothorax was not well defined. aim our study reveal clinical importance ECG pneumothorax. Methods: Between 01.04.2014 01.04.2017, 147 who applied ED take a were re...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is defined by the presence of air in the pleural space without history of trauma. It is classified as secondary if coexisting with underlying pulmonary disease. Its an entity with considerable incidence and treatment particularities which give reason for a reflection on the subject. We present a 5-year casuistry, characterizing the SP epidemiology, clini...