In many cases, collapsed lungs may recover better with conservative management than with surgery, researchers say. Treatment for pneumothorax varies around the world, but most medical societies ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...

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 ...

According to a new study, patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial disease (CTD-ILD) had significantly higher mortality rates and worse 10-year survival rates than patients who ...