Occult pneumothorax in trauma patients represents a significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition is defined by the presence of air within the pleural space that is not apparent on ...

Pneumothorax is the term used to describe the condition where a lung collapses. This happens when air leaks into the area between the lungs and the chest wall (pleural space) and can be caused by a ...

Credit: Getty Images. The incidence and prevalence of a first-ever spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema are increased significantly in ...

Credit: Getty Images Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a PSP because of “higher distention pressures at the lung apex,” which may lead to bleb and bullae ...

Pleural diseases affect the pleural tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity and covers the outside of the lungs. The visceral pleura (which covers the lung) and the parietal pleura (which ...

WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu is out of this weekend’s WorldSBK French Round after his FP2 crash. The Turkish rider has been diagnosed with "mild traumatic pneumothorax", per an ...