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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… (More)

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1935-2018
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Artificial pneumothorax for collapse of lungCatamenial pneumothoraxSpontaneous pneumothoraxTension Pneumothorax
AtelectasisChestCollapsed LungDoxapram
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Lung diseasesRespiration Disordersairway disease

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010.
INTRODUCTION The term ‘pneumothorax’ was first coined by Itard and then Laennec in 1803 and 1819 respectively, and refers to air… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Nasal CPAP or intubation at birth for very preterm infants.
BACKGROUND Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is associated with ventilation and oxygen treatment. This randomized trial investigated… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Ultrasound diagnosis of occult pneumothorax.
OBJECTIVES Pneumothorax can be missed by bedside radiography, and computed tomography is the current alternative. We asked… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A prospective comparison of supine chest radiography and bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax.
BACKGROUND Supine anteroposterior (AP) chest radiography may not detect the presence of a small or medium pneumothorax (PTX) in… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mutations in a novel gene lead to kidney tumors, lung wall defects, and benign tumors of the hair follicle in patients with the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is a rare inherited genodermatosis characterized by hair follicle hamartomas, kidney tumors, and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The "lung point": an ultrasound sign specific to pneumothorax
Objective: We studied an ultrasound sign, the fleeting appearance of a lung pattern (lung sliding or pathologic comet-tail… (More)
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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… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy: variables that affect risk of pneumothorax.
PURPOSE To analyze the influence of multiple variables on the rate of pneumothorax and chest tube placement associated with… (More)
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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… (More)
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