RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation and management of pneumothorax
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 447
OP 452
VO 24
IS 5
A1 Idrees, Majdy M.
A1 Ingleby, Anita M.
A1 Wali, Siraj O.
YR 2003
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/24/5/447.abstract
AB Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air within the pleural space and implicates that either the visceral or parietal pleura have been disrupted. In this article the classification of pneumothorax, incidence, pathogenesis, and the radiological evaluation and different quantitative measures of pneumothorax were reviewed. In this communication, we also explored the goals of therapy and the variable treatment options, and elaborated on re-expansion pulmonary edema as a potentially serious complication of pleural drainage. Finally, air travel as a predisposing factor for secondary pneumothorax, the possible pathogenesis and incidence were discussed.