Spontaneous pneumothorax can be either primary due to the rupture of subpleural bleb or secondary due to underlying lung disease, usually bullous emphysema.1 Relatively little is known about the causative factors of spontaneous pneumothorax in Arab Countries.1 This is the first study and the primary step towards understanding the risk factors and causes of spontaneous pneumothorax in Syria.Syri...

conclusion lesion depth from the pleural surface and the presence of emphysema were strongly correlated with the increasing incidence of pneumothorax after ct-guided pcnb. our results may be applicable for the risk management of pcnbs to reduce pneumothorax as a complication. background previous studies identifying risk factors for pneumothorax in percutaneous core needle lung biopsies reported...

The importance of this work centers around four considerations. The above-mentioned alterations in the assay of Stubbs and Kamovsky may lead to the elucidation of principles not possible with less efficient and less accurate methods. A second consideration is the maintenance of resting CPM sufficiently above background levels in order to reflect actual phagocytizing/resting ratios. This may not...

conclusions sonography is valuable method in diagnosis pneumothorax in unstable patients after invasive thoracic procedures. background ultrasound is the choice modality in the unstable patients and after performing certain procedures, such as a thoracentesis or the placement of a central venous line, which helps to rule out an iatrogenic pneumothorax. upright ap radiograph has less sensitivity...

history of smoking presented to the emergency department following a few hours of chest tightness, shortness of breath and cold sweats. He was tachypneic and had no breath sounds over his right hemithorax, which was hyperresonant to percussion. Arterial blood gas analysis on ambient air showed pH level 7.32 (normal 7.35–7.45), partial pressure of oxygen 74.5 (normal 80–105) mm Hg, partial press...

Since 1882, when Forlanini first offered a rationale for collapse in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, numerous clinical and experimental studies attempting to define the physiological effects of collapse of one lung have appeared. Most of the evidence cited by Pinner' supported the clinical impression that unilateral pneumothorax did not interfere with total respiratory function provide...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify an appropriate material that can be used as a covering for patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). A total of 279 patients were studied over a period of eight years. METHODS The patient characteristics, surgical details and perioperative outcomes were analyzed. We compared the clinicopathological characteristics between...