UNLABELLED Observation alone is advised only for primary spontaneous pneumothoraces with less than 20 percent of the lungs collapsed. In such cases, it is the resorption capabilities of the visceral pleura that are solely relied upon. The AIM of the present experimental study was to demonstrate the capabilities of the pleura for pneumothorax resolution by room air. MATERIAL AND METHODS The st...

A 21-year-old man with a history of bronchial asthma during childhood presented with left recurrent pneumothorax. Chest x-ray showed collapse of the left lung. Computed tomography showed hyperlucency and some bullae in the left upper lobe. Thoracoscopic bullectomy and pleurodesis were performed. Pneumothorax recurred twice, for which thoracoscopic bullectomy and pleurodesis were performed. Duri...

Background: Although video-assisted thoracoscopy is widely accepted as the gold-standard approach to treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax, role of a chemical pleurodesis addition still under debate. This retrospective study compared results with iodopovidone and talc following thoracoscopic bullectomy for pneumothorax in juvenile population.

Pneumothorax is an urgent and undesirable state of air penetration into thevirtual space between two lists pleura resulting in a collapsed lung loss negative intrathoracic pressure. The nurse must be equipped with appropriate knowledge skills to meet theneeds children pneumothorax safely competently.

Pneumothorax pada COVID-19 memerlukan penanganan segera untuk mencegah mortalitas dan morbiditas. Pencitraan radiologi foto polos thorax CT (computed tomography) scan merupakan modalitas imaging yang sering digunakan deteksi dini beserta pneumothorax. Pemasangan chest tube menjadi pilihan pneumothorax COVID-19. Pleurodesis bulektomi alternatif tindakan pembedahan definitif refrakter atau persis...

Poland's syndrome is an uncommon congenital anomaly of the chest wall characterized by the absence of the pectoralis major muscle and other nearby musculoskeletal components. Many associated aberrations over the thoracic cage, intrathoracic organs, and upper limbs have been reported. However, spontaneous pneumothorax in these patients has not been reported. Here, we describe two patients with b...

Introduction: Chronic otitis media (COM), a persistent and durable inflammation and infection of the middle ear, is a common disorder. Alterations in the contralateral ear in sufferers have been observed in recent years. Because only a few studies have been reported in this area, we performed this study in order to assess alterations in the contralateral ear of patients with COM.   Materials an...

Lung transplant patients commonly undergo transbronchial biopsy to evaluate for rejection. Post-biopsy radiographs are used to exclude pneumothorax, one of the most common major complications. We report a lung transplant patient who developed a pneumothorax 5 months after transbronchial biopsy, with multiple intervening chest computed tomograms documenting that the pneumothorax developed from t...

The incidence of pneumothorax in HIV-infected children has not been reported. In adults with AIDS, pneumothorax has been described exclusively in association with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). We report the cases of three children with AIDS, one with lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) without evidence of PCP and two with PCP, all of whom developed spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). On ...

BACKGROUND Reexpansion pulmonary edema (REPE) is known as a rare and fatal complication after tube thoracostomy. OBJECTIVES We investigated the risk factors for the development of REPE in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS We selected patients who were diagnosed with spontaneous pneumothorax and were initially treated with tube thoracostomy between August 1, 2003 and December 3...