Credit: Getty Images Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae ...

THIS study was undertaken with the main purpose of determining the etiologic background and the precipitating factors in cases of nontraumatic spontaneous pneumothorax among hospitalized military ...

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 ...

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

Conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax was noninferior to interventional management in patients with moderate-to-large primary lung collapse at low risk for serious adverse events (AE), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no difference in hospital length of stay among patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax who ...

To compare the effectiveness of 100% oxygen therapy vs oxygen treatment with targeted pulse oximetry in the management of symptomatic small to moderate spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). In total, 100% ...

A 26-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of sudden-onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and progressive shortness of breath. The patient had not travelled in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduced the duration of hospital stay and readmissions ...

An 18-year-old went viral after sharing photos of his lung injury, warning against vaping. But doctors say it's impossible to prove Juul caused it.