Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is usually attributed to the rupture of subplural bubbles and rarely associated with lung cancer. Pneumothorax may be first sign The most common possibility that SP complicates cancer mechanism tumour necrosis or, in separate cases, emphysematous bubbles. Lung should always considered as a possible cause MS elderly patients or heavy smokers. We report case an 75-ye...

PURPOSE The postoperative recurrence rate of pneumothorax tends to be higher with thoracoscopic bullectomy than with conventional plication of bullae by axillary thoracotomy or posterolateral thoracotomy. We analyzed the risk factors for postoperative recurrence of pneumothorax in young patients treated with thoracoscopic bullectomy alone for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS Univaria...

Risk factors for pneumothorax include male sex, height, smoking and underlying lung conditions. The reported causes of bilateral trauma, tumor, iatrogenic causes. Complications Respiratory failure or arrest, Pneumoperitoneum, Pyopneumothorax, Pneumohemothorax, Pneumopericardium, Bronchopulmonary fistula, damage to the neurovascular bundle during tube thoracostomy pain skin infection at site tho...

BACKGROUND Catamenial pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis (TE) are still under diagnosed. The purpose of this study is to increase the diagnostic accuracy for these conditions in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax and to identify their risk factors. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study on all consecutive women of reproductive age referred to our Centre for surgical treatment of ...

Background: Development of thoracic ultrasound made it a useful tool for diagnosing respiratory disorders. But it has been rarely described in literatures about the accuracy of sonographic signs specific to pneumothorax. We studied the sonographic findings of pneumothorax in children and examined the patients with chest pain and/or dyspnea in our pediatric emergency department to determine the ...

BACKGROUND Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a common clinical problem and its incidence is thought to be increasing. This study was conducted to see the frequency, aetiology, presentation and management outcomes of pneumothorax in patients presenting at Pulmonology unit, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Pakistan. METHODS Pneumothorax patients reporting at the Pulmonology unit of Ayub Te...

INTRODUCTION Pneumothorax is a common problem in Denmark. Guidelines recommend insertion of small-bore (≤ 14 Fr) chest tubes or simple needle aspiration in spontaneous pneumothorax. Our objective was to investigate the management of pneumothorax in Danish hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHODS We undertook a questionnaire survey at all Danish acute hospitals enquiring about current practice in the m...

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A 49-year-old man was referred for ablation of a 6.3-cm lung tumor (Fig 1). Prior history included Hodgkin disease (1992), tobacco use, right upper lobectomy adenocarcinoma (2013), and chemotherapy contralateral recurrence (2015), with complete response. occurred in 2017; he contraindicated additional surgery radiotherapy because prior radiation compromised pulmonary function: forced expiratory...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of pneumothorax associated with travel in patients with interstitial lung diseases is unknown. In patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), in whom pneumothorax is common, patients are often concerned about the occurrence of a life-threatening event during air travel. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pneumothorax associated with air travel i...