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Spontaneous pneumothorax

Known as: Pneumothorax, Spontaneous, Spontaneous pneumothorax NOS, Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax 
Pneumothorax occurring without traumatic injury to the chest or lung. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effects of additional minocycline pleurodesis after thoracoscopic procedures for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of additional minocycline pleurodesis after thoracoscopic treatment of… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Spontaneous pneumothorax related with climatic characteristics in the Valencia area (Spain)
Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is a common respiratory condition that is easily recognized and treated, though the etiology… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Asymptomatic hydropneumothorax after therapeutic thoracentesis for malignant pleural effusions.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to document in a historical cohort the incidence and clinical observations of… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Pleural Sclerosis for the Treatment of Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusion
Abstract. Pleural sclerosis is indicated to obliterate the pleural space when one wants to prevent the recurrence of a… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Acute ventilatory complications during laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery
PurposeThis article examines and summarizes the published reports dealing with subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax and carbon… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Ultrasonic signs of pneumothorax: Preliminary work
Ultrasonography is considered to have limited application in respiratory diseases because air reflects sound waves. Twenty‐four… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy: techniques and indications in pulmonary medicine.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Prospective study of long-term pulmonary manifestations of mantle irradiation.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Catamenial pneumothorax: the roles of diaphragmatic defects and endometriosis.
The diagnosis of catamenial pneumothorax should be suspected whenever a women in the third or fourth decade of life has recurrent… 
Highly Cited
1940
Highly Cited
1940
REGIONAL OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA IN INFANTS AND IN CHILDREN: EMPHYSEMATOUS CAVITIES AND THEIR SIMILARITY TO NECROTIC CAVITIES, CONGENITAL PULMONARY CYSTS AND LOCULATED PNEUMOTHORAX
Pulmonary cavitations appear roentgenographically as areas of rarefaction with diminished lung markings, usually bounded by… 
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