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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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Review
1992
Review
1992
Heart-lung transplantation involves the total replacement of two of the most complex organs of the thoracic cavity. This… 
1986
1986
A patient developed pneumothorax after needle electrode examination of the paracervical muscles. Because such a complication… 
1986
1986
We present an unusual case of pneumocephalus secondary to a tension pneumothorax associated with fracture of the thoracic spine… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Pulmonary aspiration of regurgitated feeding material is a recognized complication of enteral nutrition by feeding tube… 
1984
1984
: There has recently been renewed interest in thoracoscopy. Among its indications we consider talc therapy for a pneumothorax… 
1984
1984
A case of accidental bronchial perforation by the metal stylet of a silastic feeding tube is reported. The misplacement of the… 
1979
1979
Parietal pleurectomy was devised as definitive treatment in a series of 50 patients with persistent or recurrent pneumothorax… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
In some instances, the reexpansion of a chronic pneumothorax results in pulmonary edema and, in the case presented, resulted in a… 
1957
1957
Measurements of ventricular exctiability through the entire cardiac cycle of the dog under progressive hypothermia show that the…