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The American Journal of Surgery, 1983
Spontaneous pneumothorax in the apparently healthy individual is a reasonably common occurrence. In a military hospital serving a large population in the age range most at risk for this entity, we have gained a wide experience with this problem. A review of our 10 year experience with spontaneous pneumothorax and its surgical treatment has been ...
S B, Getz, W E, Beasley
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Spontaneous pneumothorax in the apparently healthy individual is a reasonably common occurrence. In a military hospital serving a large population in the age range most at risk for this entity, we have gained a wide experience with this problem. A review of our 10 year experience with spontaneous pneumothorax and its surgical treatment has been ...
S B, Getz, W E, Beasley
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Emphysema.
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1970Excerpt Emphysema has been reported to be the cause of pneumothorax in 10% of a large series of patients presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax.
D E, Dines, O T, Clagett, W S, Payne
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Pediatric spontaneous pneumothorax
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2003The aim of this study was to review pediatric spontaneous pneumothorax and describe diagnostic and therapeutic approaches and to review our institutional experience with spontaneous pneumothorax. A medline search using keywords pneumothorax and pediatric in both French and English from 1988 through May 2002 was performed, and pertinent papers regarding
Kenneth S, Shaw +3 more
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Familial Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Pediatrics, 1979A family is described in which four persons in three generations suffered spontaneous pneumothoraces: a newborn, an infant, an adolescent, and an adult. Review of the literature reveals 61 reports of familial spontaneous pneumothorax in 22 families. The ratio of male to female cases is approximately 1.8.
W G, Wilson, A S, Aylsworth
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COCCIDIOIDAL SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1957Excerpt INTRODUCTION As coccidioidal spontaneous pneumothorax is quite rare, the following case is being reported.
L, HYDE, D C, HOLMAN
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Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Pediatric Emergency Care, 2012Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) occurs when air enters the pleural space in the absence of a traumatic or iatrogenic etiology and is an uncommon phenomenon in the pediatric population. Although the typical presentation has been well described in the literature, much debate still surrounds the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of ...
Kurtis, Dotson, Laurie H, Johnson
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Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1975Recurrence is the most common complication of spontaneous pneumothorax. Open thoracotomy with resection of obliteration of blebs and parietal pleurectomy provides the best protection against recurrence. Twenty-seven consecutive patients underwent open thoracotomy for recurrent pneumothorax with no mortality and minimum morbidity and have remained free ...
S P, Saha +3 more
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The Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Chest, 1970The records of 155 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax seen at the William Beaumont (Army) General Hospital during the period 1958 to 1968 were reviewed in retrospect with emphasis on effective management. The recurrence rate was found to average 41 percent.
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Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2006Management of patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax continues to challenge clinicians. Recent guidelines help provide care pathways for these patients and highlight the many areas in need of additional study. Management options for spontaneous pneumothoraces should be selected based primarily upon a patient's clinical status.
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