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Pneumothorax: an up to date "introduction"
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Papagiannis A
; Lazaridis G
; Zarogoulidis K
; Papaiwannou A
; Karavergou A
; Lampaki S
; Baka S
; Mpoukovinas I
; Karavasilis V
; Kioumis I
; Pitsiou G
; Katsikogiannis N
; Tsakiridis K
; Rapti A
; Trakada G
; Karapantzos I
; Karapantzou C
; Zissimopoulos A
; Zarogoulidis P
Ann Transl Med
2015[Mar]; 3
(4
): 53
PMID25861608
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The pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air or gas in the pleural space
that separates the lung from the chest wall. Like pleural effusion where a large
abnormal concentration of fluid (>100 mL) is liquid buildup in that space,
pneumothorax may interfere with normal breathing. A medical term that it is used
is the collapsed lung, although that term may also refer to atelectasis. There
are two major types of pneumothorax; there is one that occurs without an apparent
cause and in the absence of significant lung disease, while the so called;
"secondary" pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung pathology. In a
minority of cases, the amount of air in the chest increases markedly when a
one-way valve is formed by an area of damaged tissue, leading to a third type of
pneumothorax, called "tensioned".
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