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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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Characteristics and Factors Associated With Mortality in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Pneumothorax

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022
Objective: To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in whom pneumothorax developed.
Salik Malik, MD, Chandani Kaushik, MD, Eric Heidelman, MD, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, PhD, Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD, Gulshan Sharma, MD, Shawn P.E. Nishi, MD   +6 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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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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Retrospective analysis of pneumothorax after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background To analyze the possible causes, treatment and outcomes of postoperative pneumothorax in patients with Gross type C esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF).
Jiawei Zhao, Shen Yang, Siqi Li, Peize Wang, Yanan Zhang, Yong Zhao, Kaiyun Hua, Yichao Gu, Junmin Liao, Shuangshuang Li, Yongwei Chen, Jinshi Huang   +11 more
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PNEUMOTHORAX- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Sanamed, 2015
Introduction: Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural cavity, ie, the space between the chest wall and the lung itself. Pneumothorax is classified ethiologically into spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax.
Milisavljević Slobodan, Spasić Marko, Milošević Bojan   +2 more
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Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Premature Infants and Its Association with Pneumothorax [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2012
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the major causes of the cerebral palsy and mental retardation. Prevention and early management of these neurologic developmental problems will require determining the perinatal risk factors associated with this
Maryam Saki3, Forough Saki, Gholamreza Parsa, Narjes Pishva, Mohammad Reza Saki   +4 more
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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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Spontaneous pneumothorax or no pneumothorax at all?

Breathe, 2023
Care of a simple pneumothorax in a paediatric patient is often anything but simple, and a refractory and complex pneumothorax requires thoughtful and deliberate care https://bit.ly/3NFAk9S.
Barrett J. Burger, Matthew Pertzborn, Kevin Bielamowicz, Zena Ghazala   +3 more
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Large pneumothorax following thoracic and lumbar tumor surgery: Risk factors and management strategies

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
ObjectiveLarge pneumothorax is a rare but dangerous complication following thoracic and lumbar tumor surgery. There is little discussion about the features of large pneumothorax following spinal tumor surgery. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
Yan Lou, Yunyan Zhang, Zhongzhao Wang, Chenglong Zhao, Zhenxi Li, Quan Huang, Hao Tang, Jianru Xiao   +7 more
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