Artificial, therapeutic pneumothorax was commonly used to treat tuberculosis (TB) prior to the development of antimycobacterial agents. Recent reports1-2 suggested that therapeutic pneumothorax is efficacious. In 1820, James Carson suggested therapeutic pneumothorax for TB,3 and Carlo Forlanini began to apply it in clinical practice in 1888.4 Therapeutic pneumothorax evolved from the idea that ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax in the elderly commonly occurs due to underlying pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, etc. A 73-year-old woman developed pneumothorax for the first time that was a clinical clue to a diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS), an autosomal dominant condition characterized by fibrofolliculomas of the ...

OBJECTIVE To compare respiratory and other morbidities between very preterm infants with and without a pneumothorax and to determine whether infants at higher risk of pneumothorax can be identified early in their course. STUDY DESIGN Preterm infants at 23 to 28 weeks' gestation with pneumothorax were compared with matched control subjects. Demographic and clinical data from birth through the ...

Forty-seven patients with a known history of thoracic trauma or clinical suspicion of pneumothorax were selected for thoracic imaging. The patient population was composed of 42 dogs and five cats. Standard vertical beam (VB) left and right lateral and ventrodorsal/dorsoventral (VD/DV) projections were obtained for each patient, and at least one horizontal beam (HB) projection (VD projection mad...

Evaluation for pneumothorax is an important indication for obtaining chest radiographs in patients who have had trauma, recent cardiothoracic surgery or are on ventilator support. By definition, a persistent pneumothorax constitutes ongoing bubbling of air from an in situ chest drain, 48 h after its insertion. Persistent pneumothorax remains a diagnostic dilemma and identification of potentiall...

Introduction Spontaneous pneumothorax usually occurs sporadically in healthy young adults and the cause is often unknown. Kjaergaard (1935), and Brock (1948) favoured the presence of hereditary congenital lung cysts, which by rupturing, produced a pneumothorax. Familial cases of spontaneous pneumothorax have been described several times since the original description by Faber (1921). The occurr...

Recurrent pneumothorax is a rather uncommon finding in patients with neuromuscular diseases. For cases that happen to patients with neuromuscular diseases while on non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, pneumothorax could be fatal. Medical staff must be vigilant for this complication. Recurrent pneumothorax can be treated with either medical or surgical pleurodesis, depending on the patien...

Pneumothorax developing secondary to acupuncture is rare. However, in an undiagnosed case, it may cause fatality. The real incidence of acupuncture-related pneumothorax is not known but is acknowledged to be underdiagnosed and under-reported. We describe pneumothorax occurring in a 52-year-old woman who developed bilateral pneumothoraces, with one side being a tension pneumothorax, immediately ...

 Understand the clinical background to and pre-existing controversies in the management of patients with pneumothorax  Understand the technical requirements for, limitations and challenges associated with ultrasonography in the patient with suspected pneumothorax  Understand the key ultrasonographic features that allow the diagnosis of pneumothorax to be either confirmed or excluded  Unders...

Catamenial Pneumothorax is generally considered to be a rare entity. The lack of clear cause means that diagnosis and treatment challenging. objective this case report increase awareness highlight the role serial chest radiographs in improving pathology. A 33-year-old mother two presented at radiology department with history recurrent right-sided pain corresponded her menstrual period. Previous...