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Pneumothorax in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 Infection

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2021
Data on patient-related factors associated with pneumothorax among critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is limited. Reports of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suggest that the COVID-19 infection ...
Raziye Ecem Akdogan, Turab Mohammed, Asma Syeda, Nasheena Jiwa, Omar Ibrahim, Rahul Mutneja   +5 more
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Catamenial pneumothorax: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Catamenial pneumothorax is defined as spontaneous, recurrent pneumothorax occurring in women of reproductive age and associated with the menstrual cycle.
Luong Ngoc Trung, MD, Viet Huan Le, MD, PhD, Pham Nguyen Thanh Nam, MD, Tran Minh Bao Luan, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Folliculin haploinsufficiency causes cellular dysfunction of pleural mesothelial cells

Scientific Reports, 2021
Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome (BHDS), an autosomal dominant inheritance disease caused by folliculin (FLCN) mutations, is associated with lung cysts and spontaneous pneumothorax.
Shouichi Okamoto, Hiroki Ebana, Masatoshi Kurihara, Keiko Mitani, Etsuko Kobayashi, Takuo Hayashi, Yasuhito Sekimoto, Koichi Nishino, Mizuto Otsuji, Toshio Kumasaka, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Kuniaki Seyama   +11 more
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The role of clinical characteristics and pulmonary function testing in predicting risk of pneumothorax by CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy of the lung

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background We aim to analyze the risk factors for pneumothorax associated with computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) of the lung. Whether the lung function characteristics are related to pneumothorax is unclear.
Chunhai Li, Dexiang Wang, Fengxia Yang, Yang Song, Xuejuan Yu, Bo Liu, Haipeng Jia, Wei Zhou   +7 more
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Electrocardiographic alterations by pneumothorax: a case-control study with review of the literature

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
BACKGROUND: Numerous ECG alterations due to pneumothorax have been reported. The objective of the study was to establish the presence of ECG changes associated with pneumothorax in the literature, and in a cohort of patients with proven pneumothorax ...
Bruno Minotti, Roman Brenner, Lotus May Desbiolles, Joseph Osterwalder, Otto D. Schoch, Peter Ammann   +5 more
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Clinical impact of pneumothorax in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and respiratory failure in an HIV-negative cohort

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) with acute respiratory failure can result in development of pneumothorax during treatment. This study aimed to identify the incidence and related factors of pneumothorax in patients with PCP and acute ...
Ji Soo Choi, Se Hyun Kwak, Min Chul Kim, Chang Hwan Seol, Sung Ryeol Kim, Byung Hoon Park, Eun Hye Lee, Seung Hyun Yong, Ah Young Leem, Song Yee Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Kyungsoo Chung, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Su Hwan Lee   +17 more
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Pneumothorax after CT-Guided Lung Biopsy: What Next?

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2023
Background Pneumothorax is the most common complication of computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy. The asymptomatic rate ranges from 17.5 to 72%. The symptomatic rate requiring chest tube insertion is 6 to 18%.
Faiz Altaf Shera, Tahleel Altaf Shera, Omair Ashraf Shah, Irfan Robbani, Naseer Ahmad Choh, Feroze Shaheen, Tariq Ahmad Gojawari   +6 more
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Sirolimus reduces the risk of pneumothorax recurrence in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a historical prospective self-controlled study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022
Background Spontaneous pneumothorax has a high incidence and high rate of recurrence in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). The risk factors for pneumothorax and the effects of sirolimus on pneumothorax in patients with LAM are unknown.
Chongsheng Cheng, Wenshuai Xu, Yani Wang, Tengyue Zhang, Luning Yang, Wangji Zhou, Danjing Hu, Yanli Yang, Xinlun Tian, Kai-Feng Xu   +9 more
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Early detection of delayed pneumothorax using lung ultrasound after transthoracic needle lung biopsy: A prospective pilot study

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2022
Objectives Delayed pneumothorax can cause an emergency room visit and be life‐threatening in case of tension pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy.
Jeong Suk Koh, Chaeuk Chung, Ju Ock Kim, Sung Soo Jung, Hee Sun Park, Jeong Eun Lee, Da Hyun Kang, Yoonjoo Kim, Dongil Park   +8 more
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A total pleural covering of absorbable cellulose mesh prevents pneumothorax recurrence in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018
Background Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a recently recognized inherited multiple cystic lung disease causing recurrent pneumothoraces. Similarly to the lesions in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), the pulmonary cysts are innumerable and ...
Teruaki Mizobuchi, Masatoshi Kurihara, Hiroki Ebana, Sumitaka Yamanaka, Hideyuki Kataoka, Shouichi Okamoto, Etsuko Kobayashi, Toshio Kumasaka, Kuniaki Seyama   +8 more
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