Approach of the treatment for pneumothorax

Yong Huang; Haidong Huang; Qiang Li; Robert F Browning; Scott Parrish; J Francis Turner Jr; Konstantinos Zarogoulidis; Ioanna Kougioumtzi; Georgios Dryllis; Ioannis Kioumis; Georgia Pitsiou; Nikolaos Machairiotis; Nikolaos Katsikogiannis; Nikolaos Courcoutsakis; Athanasios Madesis; Konstantinos Diplaris; Theodoros Karaiskos; Paul Zarogoulidis

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24

Approach of the treatment for pneumothorax

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 4):S416-20. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24.

Authors

Yong Huang¹, Haidong Huang¹, Qiang Li¹, Robert F Browning¹, Scott Parrish¹, J Francis Turner Jr¹, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis¹, Ioanna Kougioumtzi¹, Georgios Dryllis¹, Ioannis Kioumis¹, Georgia Pitsiou¹, Nikolaos Machairiotis¹, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis¹, Nikolaos Courcoutsakis¹, Athanasios Madesis¹, Konstantinos Diplaris¹, Theodoros Karaiskos¹, Paul Zarogoulidis¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Respiratory Department, Chongqing Zhongshan Hospital, Chongqing 400013, China ; 2 Department of Respiratory Diseases Shanghai Hospital, II Military University Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China ; 3 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Interventional Pulmonary, Bethesda, MD, USA ; 4 Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Interventional Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Goodyear, AZ, USA ; 5 Pulmonary Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 6 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 7 Hematology Department, "Laiko" University General Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 8 Obstetric - Gynecology Department, "Thriassio" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 9 Radiology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 10 Thoracic Surgery Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 25337397
PMCID: PMC4203983
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24

Abstract

Pneumothorax can occur in several situations such as; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where emphysema is observed or due to a biopsy for malignancy suspicion. In any case it is a dangerous situation that requires immediate attention and treatment. Pneumothorax can be divided in primary and secondary. Staging of pneumothorax is also very important. In our current editorial we summarize etiology and treatment of pneumothorax from a panel of pulmonary physicians, oncologists and thoracic surgeons.

Keywords: Pneumothorax; intervention; medical thoracoscopy.

Publication types

Review