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Review
. 2002 May;95(5):555-8.

Spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy

Luis Gorospe  1 , Susana Puente, Carmen Madrid, Susana Novo, José L Gil-Alonso, Alicia Guntiñas
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  • PMID: 12005018
Review

Spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy

Luis Gorospe et al. South Med J. 2002 May.

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating pregnancy is rare. Only 41 cases have been previously published. We describe a case of spontaneous pneumothorax successfully treated with tube thoracostomy during the 38th week of pregnancy. Under epidural anesthesia, the patient had vaginal delivery of a healthy male infant 36 hours after tube thoracostomy.

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