Pneumothorax Approximately 35% of premenopausal women diagnosed with primary spontaneous pneumothorax meet criteria for catamenial pneumothorax. Differentiating between spontaneous pneumothorax and ...

In a recent study on The Lancet* preprint server, researchers examined the occurrence and patient risk factors involved in pneumothorax in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza. Study: ...

Table 1 shows the clinical and physiologic characteristics of the 449 patients. All LAM patients were female; 240 were white, 18 were Asian American, 17 were African American, 4 were Hispanic, and 2 ...

Occult pneumothorax in trauma patients represents a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition is defined by the presence of air within the pleural space that is not apparent on ...

Our lungs enable us to breathe, the vital function essential for life. They can be described as sacs of air which are located inside a confined space called the chest cavity. They are suspended in the ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

Enough literature has been published about pneumothorax, a condition where the lung is punctured and damaged either due to chest injury or scarring, says Medical Superintendent of Devadoss Hospital R.

In this retrospective study of 449 patients with interstitial lung diseases who traveled to the NIH from within the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world, we found evidence of recent ...