Bilateral Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2009 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Pediatric Emergency Care, volume 25, pages 33-34 (issn: 0749-5161,

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Authors: Efraim, Bilavsky; Havatzelet, Yarden-Bilavsky; Yehezkel, Waisman; Nir, Marcus;

doi: 10.1097/pec.0b013e318191db2b

pmid: 19148010

Bilateral Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

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Abstract

A case of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax ("buffalo chest") in a previously healthy man is described. The clinical presentation and treatment options are discussed.

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Tel Aviv University
Israel
Schneider Children's Medical Center
Israel

Keywords

Male, Chest Pain, Pleural Cavity, Adolescent, Buffaloes, Rupture, Spontaneous, Thoracoscopy, Smoking, Pneumothorax, Radiography, Dyspnea, Species Specificity, Chest Tubes, Animals, Humans, Emergencies

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