Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Is There a Role for Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax?
... Left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax was identified in twenty-two patients (61%), and right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax was seen in fourteen patients ...with primary ...
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Uniportal Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Outcomes for Recurrent Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Single Institution Experience
... of primary sponta- neous ...for primary spontaneous pneumothorax and highly recommended to prevent recurrence [4] ...for spontaneous pneumothorax was performed relating the ...
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Validation of an Algorithm Allowing Identification of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Cases from Administrative Databases
... between primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) and secondary pneumothorax (SP) in the current version of the International Classification of Diseases ...of pneumothorax were ...
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The Impact of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax on Multiphasic Personal Inventory Test Results in Young South Korean Males
... Purpose: Few reports have documented psychopathological abnormalities in pa- tients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). We analyzed the results of a multiphasic personal inventory test to ...
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A rapid NGS strategy for comprehensive molecular diagnosis of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax
... Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) or pulmonary cysts is one of the manifestations of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome (BHDS) that is caused by heterozygous mutations in FLCN ...
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The incidence and risk factors of asymptomatic primary spontaneous pneumothorax detected during health check-ups
... The characteristics of asymptomatic PSP are summa- rized in Table 4. Patients in the severe group were sig- nificantly more likely to have pleural effusion, but there was no difference in laterality or the existence of ...
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Single-staged uniportal VATS in the supine position for simultaneous bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax
... bilateral primary spontaneous pneumo- thorax (SBPSP) is a rare clinical event, with a reported incidence as low as 1% ...to spontaneous pneumothorax in the lateral position, also multi-ports ...
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Immunization in Canada: Update for 2015
... experiencing Primary Spontaneous ...when pneumothorax is suspected that immediate referral be made to the hospital for further investigation and possibly acute emergency ...
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Unusual case of primary spontaneous hemopneumothorax in a young man with atypical tension pneumothorax: a case report
... ribs. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax was considered, and a standing chest X-ray confirmed the ...stabilized. Primary spontaneous hemopneumothorax associated with right tension ...
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Is VATS Bullectomy and Pleurectomy an Effective Method for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?
... of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in order to better understand the complications of this procedure, identify any risk factors for complications and see if there is any way for avoiding ...
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PNEUMOTHORAX- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
... of primary spontaneous ...for primary spontaneous pneu- mothorax is either autosomal dominant with incomple- te penetrance or X-linked recessive ...(8). Primary spon- taneous ...
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Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature
... dyspnea. Spontaneous pneu- mothoraces are classified as primary or secondary ...[5-7]. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in otherwise healthy patients, most commonly in tall, ...
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Risk factors for the development of reexpansion pulmonary edema in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax
... Reexpansion pulmonary edema (REPE) is generally known as a rare but potentially fatal complication after treatment of pneumothorax, hemothorax and pleural ef- fusion [1,2]. Several factors have been implicated in ...
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Natural air leak test without submergence for spontaneous pneumothorax
... presentation, hemopneumothorax, the occupation of the patient, and ipsilateral or contralateral recurrences. Data were collected for all patients and included a detailed history, age, sex, and smoking habits, past ...
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SPONTANEOUS ALVEOLAR RUPTURE AT BIRTH
... The sequence of events in the pathogene- sis of spontaneous pneumothorax in the newborn may be outlined as follows : (1) aspiration into the lung of foreign material, either intrauterine[r] ...
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The Frequency of Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema after Trocar and Hemostat Assisted Thoracostomy in Patients with Spontaneous Pneumothorax
... of spontaneous pneumothorax with trocar or hemostat assisted closed ...with spontaneous pneumothorax who visited the emergency de- partment from January 2007 to December ...of ...
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What factors predict recurrence of a spontaneous pneumothorax?
... tension pneumothorax, and obvious existence of bulla lesions at first presentation, hemopneumothorax, the occupation of patient, and ipsilateral or contralateral ...of pneumothorax, treatment modalities, ...
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Simultaneous Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Report of 6 Adult Patients
... Iraj et al. [12] found a significant association between bullae and SSP. Serious systemic diseases could be present in SBSP cases, and respiratory stress could be life threatening [13]. For this reason, patients should ...
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Measurement of intrapleural pressure in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax: a pilot study
... a primary spontan- eous pneumothorax and 7 had a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax; 4 patients were experiencing pneumo- thorax for the first time and 7 were experiencing a recur- ...
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Outcome of the Surgical Treatment of Bullous Lung Disease: A Prospective Study
... of spontaneous pneumothorax; ...with spontaneous hemothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax was the more common presentation in those with primary bullous lung disease (13 out of 19 ...
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