A Study of the Pathogenesis and Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Bernhard, William F.; Malcolm, John A.; Berry, Robert W.; Wylie, Robert H.

doi:10.1378/chest.42.4.403

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“…Many of the previous reports relating to primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young subjects have not included detailed accounts of the histological changes (DuBose, Price, and Guilfoil, 1953;Bernhard, Malcolm, Berry, and Wylie, 1962;Carpathios and Bogedain, 1963;Leading article, 1965;Lynn, 1965;Mills and Baisch, 1965;Levy, 1966;Shields and Oilschlager, 1966).…”

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Spontaneous pneumothorax in young subjects: A clinical and pathological study

Lichter

Gwynne

1971

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Spontaneous pneumothorax in young subjects: A clinical and pathological study

Lichter

Gwynne

1971

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“…Chest pain is due to partial pleura by the air aggravated by pleural inflammation and adhesions. 7 In the present the commonest etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax was tuberculosis 12 cases, while in wiliam's series it account for 20% of the cases. Present study reveals that pulmonary tuberculosis stills account for nearly half the cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, unlike the series reported by western authors probably due to the higher incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India.…”

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Prevalence of Pneumothorax with Respect to Type, Etiology, Severity, Extent, Anatomical Location, and Mode of Presentation in Bhuj Population, India

2015

IJSR

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Pneumothorax may be spontaneous or traumatic. The spontaneous pneumothorax is usually the result of rupture of superficial emphysematous bullae and may occur in apparently healthy persons or in association with chronic pulmonary disease. It is usually unilateral but may be bilateral. If air reaches the mediastinum and rupture into both the pleural cavity. 25 consecutive cases of pneumothorax admitted at the Gujarat Adani institute of medical science bhuj from December 2011 to April 2012were studied. Each patient was interrogated and examined in detail according to the attached proforma, with a view to identify the nature of pneumothorax. The incidence of pneumothorax was maximum in the 3 rd decade of life. The youngest one was a boy ages 17 years, while the oldest case was 70 years. 18 cases were under the age of 40 years, while only 1 case was more than 70 years of age. The prevalence of pneumothorax was greater in male as compared to female. Most of the cases treated with needle aspiration of air and the intercostal drainage through indwelling polythelene catheter developed surgical emphysema on the affected side which disappeared within 2-3 days after aspiration if air with needle or after removal of polythelene tube from intercostal space.

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“…Chest pain is due to partial pleura by the air aggravated by pleural inflammation and adhesions. 6 In the present the commonest etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax was tuberculosis 24 cases, while in wiliam's series it accounts for 20% of the cases. Present study reveals that pulmonary tuberculosis stills account for nearly half the cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, unlike the series reported by western authors probably due to the higher incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India.…”

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Evaluation of the epidemiology of pneumothorax in Bhuj district: a population based survey

Chaudhary¹,

Pujara²

2017

Int J Adv Med

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Background: Pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space that causes an uncoupling of the lung from the chest wall. It may be spontaneous or traumatic. The spontaneous pneumothorax is usually the result of rupture of superficial emphysematous bullae and may occur in apparently healthy persons or in association with chronic pulmonary disease. It is usually unilateral but may be bilateral. If air reaches the mediastinum and rupture into both the pleural cavity.Methods: 25 consecutive cases of pneumothorax admitted at the Gujarat Adani institute of medical science Bhuj from December 2011 to April 2012 were studied. Each patient was interrogated and examined in detail according to the attached proforma, with a view to identify the nature of pneumothorax.Results: The incidence of pneumothorax was maximum in the 4th decade of life. The youngest one was a boy ages 14 year, while the oldest case was 75 years. 36 cases were under the age of 50 years, while only 2 cases were more than 70 years of age.Conclusions: The prevalence of pneumothorax was greater in male as compared to female. Most of the cases treated with needle aspiration of air and the intercostal drainage through indwelling polyethylene catheter developed surgical emphysema on the affected side which disappeared within 2-3 days after aspiration if air with needle or after removal of polyethylene tube from intercostal space.

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A Study of the Pathogenesis and Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

Spontaneous pneumothorax in young subjects: A clinical and pathological study

Spontaneous pneumothorax in young subjects: A clinical and pathological study

Prevalence of Pneumothorax with Respect to Type, Etiology, Severity, Extent, Anatomical Location, and Mode of Presentation in Bhuj Population, India

Evaluation of the epidemiology of pneumothorax in Bhuj district: a population based survey

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