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Approach to primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Experiences of a new pediatric surgery clinic [PDF]

Heliyon
Background: The prevalence of spontaneous pneumothorax in children during adolescence is low, but not negligible. Treatment involves conservative management and surgery.
Fatma Sarac, Mehmet Yazici, Mehmet Özgür Kuzdan   +2 more
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Validity of prolonged air leak probability score in primary spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Objectives A probability scoring system was generated for prolonged air leak during the first primary spontaneous pneumothorax episode. Its ability to predict the development of prolonged air leak in primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients was ...
Necati Çıtak, Servet Özdemir
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports
Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural space, clinically classified as spontaneous when no identifiable precipitating factors exist and non-spontaneous when such factors are present. Further subdivision delineates into primary in the absence
Yago Marcos Pessoa-Gonçalves, Ana Clara Vaz e Silva, Carlo José Freire Oliveira, Sheila Jorge Adad, Lucinda Calheiros Guimarães   +4 more
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Histopathologic Findings Associated With Matrix Metalloproteinases Proceeding to Recurrence of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Adolescents

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is potentially life-threatening, and its recurrence is always a serious problem. Pathological examination provides molecular insights into the pathophysiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Objectives: To
Chih-Yung Chiu, Jim-Ray Chen, Shun-Ying Yin, Chia-Jung Wang, Tzu-Ping Chen, Tsan-Yu Hsieh   +5 more
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Unveiling a rare radiological discovery: Interlobar pneumothorax in a young female patient

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Pneumothorax is a medical condition characterized by air in the space between the visceral and parietal pleural surfaces, with spontaneous and traumatic classifications.
Shorabh Sharma, MD, Shivam Khatri, BS, Akshay Agarwal, MD, Jordan Smith, MD, Swati Sharma, MD, Swati Patel, MD   +5 more
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Pneumothorax Trends from 2010–2020 from a Large-Volume Pleural Unit

Pulmonary Therapy, 2023
Introduction Previous studies in 2018 and 2022 have suggested increasing inpatient burden of pneumothorax and widespread variation in management. Local trends have never been elucidated.
James Hyman, Umair Falak, Claire Storey, Samuel Richardson, Mariko Moffatt, Avinash Aujayeb   +5 more
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Managing neonatal spontaneous pneumothorax: Experience in 73 neonates [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2023
Neonatal pneumothorax causes mortality in 30-40% of cases. Neonatal pneumothorax is either primary (idiopathic) or secondary to a local lung diseaseAim of the study : to evaluate spontaneous pneumothorax in neonates and assess risk factors, causes ...
dina osman, ali reffat, amir meawad
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Pleural abrasion versus apical pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Background Surgical approach is the most effective treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. The two most widely adopted surgical methods are mechanical abrasion and apical pleurectomy, in addition to bullectomy.
Jaewon Chang, Vignesh Ratnaraj, Vincent Fu, Michael Jiang, Varun Peri, Minhtuan Nguyenhuy, Phillip Antippa   +6 more
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Scripta Score Scientific Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Pneumothorax is a medical emergency which is defined as an abnormal condition where there is air in the pleural cavity which physiologically contains only a small amount of fluid. Pneumothorax can arise spontaneously or as a result of trauma.
Abed Nego Okthara Sebayang, Setiadi Drajad Kurniawan   +1 more
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Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome in apparent primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients; results and recommendations for clinical practice

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is an inherited disease caused by pathogenic variants in the FLCN gene. One of the characteristics is the increased risk for spontaneous pneumothorax, likely due to the presence of pulmonary cysts mainly ...
Jincey D. Sriram, Irma van de Beek, Paul C. Johannesma, Michiel H. van Werkum, Tijmen J. W. T. van der Wel, Elise M. Wessels, Hans J. J. P. Gille, Arjan C. Houweling, Pieter E. Postmus, Hans J. M. Smit   +9 more
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