A 36-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax accompanied by acute chest pain and shortness of breath, an unusual occurrence, particularly ...

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Background: Idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax (ISP) results from rupture of blebs, bullas, or diseased alveolar walls. Initiating mechanisms may relate to increased transpulmonary pressure. The ...

RUPTURE of the main bronchus, not long ago considered rare, is now relatively common. The augmented prevalence may in part be due to improved diagnosis but also is a result of the increasing number of ...

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A less painful treatment strategy for Pneumothorax treatment has been created by scientists. By analyzing the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in thoracic cavity gas during Pneumothorax ...

The authors of this report stress the importance of awareness of COVID-19–related complications in young patients who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, paying particular attention to a potential ...

Although prevalence estimates are not available, unilateral hyperlucent lung is not an uncommon radiologic finding.1 Abnormalities of the thoracic wall and soft tissue are the most common causes.