| Literature DB >> 25337397 |
Yong Huang1, Haidong Huang1, Qiang Li1, Robert F Browning1, Scott Parrish1, J Francis Turner1, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis1, Ioanna Kougioumtzi1, Georgios Dryllis1, Ioannis Kioumis1, Georgia Pitsiou1, Nikolaos Machairiotis1, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis1, Nikolaos Courcoutsakis1, Athanasios Madesis1, Konstantinos Diplaris1, Theodoros Karaiskos1, Paul Zarogoulidis1.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Pneumothorax; intervention; medical thoracoscopy
Year: 2014 PMID: 25337397 PMCID: PMC4203983 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895