Background The notion that smoking cannabis may damage the respiratory tract has been
introduced in recent years but there is still a paucity of studies on this subject. The aim of this …

Objective Contralateral recurrence in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax is
approximately 15%. If positive for blebs, the recurrence rate increases to 26%. This study …

Background The risk factors for recurrence in primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) in
children are not well known. We aimed to identify possible risk factors, and to evaluate the …

OBJECTIVES This retrospective cohort study aimed to analyse the impact of asymptomatic
blebs/bullae on the occurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) by monitoring …

DIETRICH, Agustín et al. Resultados a largo plazo del manejo expectante del primer
episodio de neumotórax espontáneo primario:¿ Es una opción terapéutica segura?. Rev …

Introduction: la relation entre les constatations scanographiques et le risque de récidive dun
pneumothorax spontané primitif (PSP) reste conflictuelle. Lobjectif de cette étude est de …

Methods we conducted a retrospective study including patients admitted to the hospital with
PSP (first episode) between 2005-2017. The study population was divided into 2 groups …

DIETRICH, Agustín et al. Long-Term Results of Expectant Management of First Episode of
Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Is it a Safe Therapeutic Option?. Rev. am. med …

While there are a number of important lung diseases that, if present, significantly increase
the risk of pneumothorax (see later), there is increasing evidence that patients with PSP do …