Introduction: Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) commonly presents as continuous, sharp,
unilateral chest pain exacerbated by deep inspiration and change of posture. The present …

Results: SP was more common in males, Smoking can be considered a significant risk factor
for SP, as 54% of all cases had a history of smoking. Dyspnea, accompanied by unilateral …

Aims: To assess the patients of spontaneous pneumothorax in adults with special reference
to the etiology, clinical presentation, management, and outcome of SP. Settings and Design …

Background. Limited information is available on epidemiology of spontaneous
pneumothorax (SP) from India. The present study was aimed at studying aetiology and …

Background. Pneumothorax is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, but limited data
are available regarding the aetiology, clinical profile, management and outcome of …

Background: Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is one of the common acute chest problems
encountered in day to day clinical practice. Clinico-epidemiological profile of SP is less well …

METHODS A prospective study of sixty consecutive patients who presented to us in the OPD
of PKTB Sanatorium from December 2011 to May 2013 with symptoms and signs suggestive …

ABSTRACT Background: The burden of Spontaneous Pneumothorax has been recorded as
alarming health problem in medical sciences and is adversely influenced by environmental …

Background: Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) can be a medical emergency requiring early
diagnosis and treatment to prevent subsequent respiratory failure and death. SP …

Background Spontaneous pneumothorax is not an uncommon medical emergency in
pulmonary practice. Related data are not available in our setting. In emergency …