… We describe four patients with severe cystic lung disease whose management was greatly
enhanced by CT scanning. … We believe that the present report is the first to document the
various ways in which CT scanning can aid in the diagnosis and management of pneumothorax
in a group of patients who all have complex cystic lung disease. Because of the existence
of multiple cystic areas and adhesions to the lateral chest wall, the plain chest radiograph
did not provide sufficient information for therapeutic decision making in any of our patients. …