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Review
. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 4):S416-20.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24.

Approach of the treatment for pneumothorax

Yong Huang  1 , Haidong Huang  1 , Qiang Li  1 , Robert F Browning  1 , Scott Parrish  1 , J Francis Turner Jr  1 , Konstantinos Zarogoulidis  1 , Ioanna Kougioumtzi  1 , Georgios Dryllis  1 , Ioannis Kioumis  1 , Georgia Pitsiou  1 , Nikolaos Machairiotis  1 , Nikolaos Katsikogiannis  1 , Nikolaos Courcoutsakis  1 , Athanasios Madesis  1 , Konstantinos Diplaris  1 , Theodoros Karaiskos  1 , Paul Zarogoulidis  1
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Review

Approach of the treatment for pneumothorax

Yong Huang et al. J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Pneumothorax can occur in several situations such as; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where emphysema is observed or due to a biopsy for malignancy suspicion. In any case it is a dangerous situation that requires immediate attention and treatment. Pneumothorax can be divided in primary and secondary. Staging of pneumothorax is also very important. In our current editorial we summarize etiology and treatment of pneumothorax from a panel of pulmonary physicians, oncologists and thoracic surgeons.

Keywords: Pneumothorax; intervention; medical thoracoscopy.

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