Concurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in identical twins.
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Concurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in identical twins.
The common cause of simple pneumothorax is rupture of an emphysematous bleb or bulla. The aetiology of these is uncertain. A familial predisposition has previously been suggested' and we report the incidence of concurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces in identical twins. We have found no previous report in the English literature of concurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in identical twins treated sub...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.41.12.971