Credit: Getty Images Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae ...

Pneumothorax Approximately 35% of premenopausal women diagnosed with primary spontaneous pneumothorax meet criteria for catamenial pneumothorax. Differentiating between spontaneous pneumothorax and ...

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a condition that predominantly affects otherwise healthy individuals, characterised by the presence of air in the pleural space without a clear precipitating ...

Conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax was noninferior to interventional management in patients with moderate-to-large primary lung collapse at low risk for serious adverse events (AE), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduced the duration of hospital stay and readmissions ...

Occult pneumothorax in trauma patients represents a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition is defined by the presence of air within the pleural space that is not apparent on ...

Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...