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Pneumothorax

Known as: Pneumothorax [Disease/Finding], Collapsed lung, Pneumothorax NOS 
An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may… 
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Artificial pneumothorax for collapse of lungCatamenial pneumothoraxPulmonary Bullae Causing PneumothoraxSpontaneous pneumothorax
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study
Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Risk of renal and colonic neoplasms and spontaneous pneumothorax in the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
The Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, a genodermatosis characterized by benign tumors of the hair follicle, has been associated with renal… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: an American College of Chest Physicians Delphi consensus statement.
OBJECTIVE Provide explicit expert-based consensus recommendations for the management of adults with primary and secondary… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax
Abstract Objective: We studied an ultrasound sign, the fleeting appearance of a lung pattern (lung sliding or pathologic comet… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Epidemiology of pneumothorax in England
BACKGROUND Little is known of the epidemiology of pneumothorax. Routinely available data on pneumothorax in England are described… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The comet-tail artifact: an ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax
Objective: Ultrasound artifacts arising from the lung–wall interface are either vertical (comet-tail artifacts) or horizontal… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
A 10-year review of a minimally invasive technique for the correction of pectus excavatum.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A bedside ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax in the critically ill. Lung sliding.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe and evaluate an ultrasound pattern useful in the diagnosis of pneumothorax. DESIGN Ultrasound… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The changing epidemiology of cystic fibrosis.
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