Background Interventional management for primary spontaneous pneumothoraces (PSPs)
appears to have become the norm, with conservative management having been pushed into …

Secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces continues to be a common problem faced by
thoracic surgeons. There are multiple etiologies that result in the development of a …

Background There is increasing evidence supporting conservative management of
uncomplicated primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) irrespective of size. We explored …

Objective: Spontaneous pneumothoraces predominantly affect young people. Substantial
morbidity arises from the disease, invasive procedures and hospitalization. The literature is …

Background: Current American and British Pulmonology Guidelines advise immediate
interventional management of most large (> 2 cm at hilum;> 3 cm at apex) primary …

Revised guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothoraces were published
by the British Thoracic Society in 2010, however compliance remains poor. A retrospective …

Laennec first defined air in the pleural cavity as a pneumothorax in 1819. Spontaneous
pneumothoraces are defined as primary or secondary depending on the presence or …

Aim The best management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is unclear. Conservative
treatment has been proposed, but no studies comparing conservative with invasive …

PURPOSE: To describe the outcome of a series of patients with primary spontaneous
pneumothorax (PSP) of large volume treated with clinical observation. METHODS: Patients …

Introduction: Drainage of primary spontaneous pneumothoraces (PSP) is managed with
different techniques and different types of drains. It is mainly perfomed in the Pneumology …