Spontaneous pneumothorax is commonly due to forming a hole from alveolus into pleural cavity. This is a complex disease and it is difficult to diagnose the causes and to treat. 90% patients with spontaneous pneumothorax were found through pleural endoscopy and 80% patients are detected through chest CT scan. 90% patients had some symptoms such as difficulty breathing or acute chest pain. 55%-67% spontaneous pneumothorax cases were complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Death rate in spontaneous pneumothorax was 15-20%. The rate of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax is relatively high (46%). Therefore, correct diagnosis could play an important role in appropriate therapy
Pneumothorax ; Diagnosis ; Therapeutics

Background: Thoracoscopy has used for lots of thoracic disorders. Pneumothorax may be ideally suited for thoracoscopic management. Objective: To study the value of thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pneumothorax. Subjects and method: From September 2003 to October 2006, 30 patients with pneumothorax were treated by thoracoscopy at Department of Respiratory of Bach Mai Hospital. This was a longitudinal, retrospective and prospective study. Prospective study included 15 patients from September 2005 to October 2006. Retrospective study included 15 patients from September 2003 to August 2005. Results: In 30 patients, primary spontaneous pneumothorax accounted for 80%, secondary spontaneous pneumothorax 13.3%, catamenial pneumothorax 3.3% and iatrogenic pneumothorax 3.3%. Mean age of patients was 34\xb115 years (ranged from 17 to 77 years). 90% of cases were male. Bullea was found in 70% by thoracoscopy. Patients were in stage I 13.3%, stage II 20%, stage III 33.3%, and stage IV 33.3%. There were 3 procedures with ligation, 11 procedures with coagulator, 25 procedures with talc poudrage; mean dose of talc was 8.2\xb12.2 g. The success rates of procedures with talc poudrage were 80% and 100% after supplemental pleurodesis. Complications and side effects were subcutaneous emphysema 46.7%, empyema 3.3%, high fever 3.3% that we thought was nosocomial infections, bleeding in pleural cavity 3.3%, chest pain 96.7%, fever 63.3%, dyspnea 10%. After a mean follow up of 14.1\xb110.4 months, the recurrent rate was 3.3%. Conclusions: Medical thoracoscopy achieved a high success rate in the diagnosis and treatment of pneumothorax.
Pneumothorax/ diagnosis ; therapy ; Thoracoscopy

Introduction of spontaneous pneumothrax includes: definitrion, epidemiology, physiopathology, cause. The role of pulmonary X -ray, CT-scan in diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothrax. The treatment methods includes: monitoring, single pleura puncture, pleura drain, pleura glueing, classic surgery and thorax endoscopy
Pneumothorax ; diagnosis ; Therapeutics

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Anesthesia, Local* ; Diagnosis* ; Pneumothorax* ; Thoracoscopy*

Some remarks on the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of lung-pleural wound with hematothorax and pneumothorax. The study was carried out retrospectively (60 patients) and prospective (20 patients) on lung-pleural wound with hematothorax and pneumothorax at the Department of Field Surgery in Military Hospital 103 during 1990-2001. Results showed that:- 50% of patients were admitted to hospital with shock, mainly shock of slight and average level.-Clinical characteristics were thoracodynia in wounded side (100%), dyspnea (83.75%), respiratory murmur decrease (100%).- Thoraci radiography showed clear image of hematothorax and pneumothorax in 90.5% of patients. – In 100% patients with ultrusound method, blood was identified in pleural cavity
Lung ; Pneumothorax ; Radiography, Thoracic ; diagnosis ; Wounds and Injuries

Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Pneumothorax ; pathology ; Sarcoidosis ; diagnosis

PURPOSE:We report the results of image-guided percutaneous biopsies with a biopsy gun and evaluate the clinical usefullness. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and five biopsies under ultrasonographic or fiuoroscopic guidance were performed. Various anatomic sites were targeted (liver;50, chest;22, kidney;12, pancreas;8, intraperitoneum;7, retroperitoneum; ). RESULTS:Obtained tissue was diagnostic in 98 of the 105 biopsies(93%). In each instance, representative core tissue specimens were obtained. Evaluation of the core tissue by pathologist revealed consistent, uniform specimens that contained significant crush artifact in no case. Five biopsies yielded inadeguate tissues which were too small for histopathologic interpretation or were composed of necrotic debris. Two biopsies yielded adequate tissues, but tissues were not of the target. The diagnoses were malignancy in 77 biopsies and benign disease in 21 biopsies. No complications other than mild, localized discomfort were encountered except a transient hemoptysis and pneumothorax which was observed in two patients. CONCLUSION:Cutting biopsy with a biopsy gun provided sufficient amount of target tissue for an accurate diagnosis of malignant and benign disease. It was a safe and useful procedure for percutaneous biopsy.
Artifacts ; Biopsy* ; Diagnosis ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Pneumothorax

The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomical aspects, mechanisms, risk factors and appropriate management of development of pneumothorax during a routine colonoscopy. A systematic search of the literature (MEDLINE, Embase and Google Scholar) revealed 21 individually documented patients of pneumothorax following a colonoscopy, published till December 2015. One additional patient treated at our center was added. A pooled analysis of these 22 patients was performed including patient characteristics, indication of colonoscopy, any added procedure, presenting symptoms,risk factors and treatment given. The review suggested that various risk factors may be female gender, therapeutic interventions, difficult colonoscopy and underlying bowel pathology. Diagnosis of this condition requires a high index of suspicion and treatment should be tailored to individual needs.
Colonoscopy* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Pathology ; Pneumothorax* ; Risk Factors

Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium usually develop during emergency situations and these conditions may result in cardiopulmonary compromise, so an early and accurate diagnosis is seen as crucial for proper treatment. For diagnosis of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium, chest radiography is a primary modality and CT can help for diagnosing them earlier and detecting associated abnormalities. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to describe the pathophysiology, various radiographic signs and diagnostic pitfalls of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and peumopericardium on chest radiographs that are correlated with CTs, and to aid the physician in the radiographic diagnosis.
Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Mediastinal Emphysema* ; Pneumopericardium* ; Pneumothorax* ; Radiography ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Thorax

Percutaneous needle biopsy of pulmonary lesion with use of fluoroscopic guidance is well estabilished as a diagnostic tool but limited by the small size and inaccessibility of certain lesions. However, percutaneous needle biopsy'has been used increasingly in relation to advance and the salty of smaller biopsy needle and new imaging modalities such as ultrasound and CT. CT, because of its characteristics of high resolution, allows tissue sampling with considerable safty from area that heretofore could not be visualized under fluoroscopy. The authors summarized 44 pulmonary lesions that underwent CT-guided transthoracic biopsy with fine-needle over a 14 month period and analyzed the sensitivity of PTNB. -CT-guided PTNB was done with 20 gauge or 22 gauge Westcott biopoy needle (Mann medical products, USA). A diagnosis was made in 27 of 44 cases (61%) including malignany in 19 of 24 cases and benignancy in 8 of 20 cases. The pulmonary mass lesions were located at the peripheral zone of the lung field in 33 cases and at the central zone in 11 cases. Complications were observed in 2 cases which were pneumothorax and hemoptysis each but specific therapy was not required The sensitivity of PTNB by one session was 61% (27/44). The sensitivity of malignancy was 79% (19/24) and benignancy was 40% (8/20). These results suggest the usefulness of PTNB using fine needles be increased in eariler diagnosis and improved staging of pulmonary nodular lesions without significant complications.
Biopsy ; Biopsy, Needle* ; Diagnosis ; Fluoroscopy ; Hemoptysis ; Lung* ; Needles* ; Pneumothorax ; Ultrasonography