Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax

ABSTRACT With the advent of HRCT, primary spontaneous pneumothorax has come to be better understood and managed, because its etiology can now be identified in most cases. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is mainly caused by the rupture of a small subpleural emphysematous vesicle (designated a bleb)...

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Main Author: Roberto de Menezes Lyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary emphysema
Tomography, X-ray computed
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000300222&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-79056e325e97499b97bebd0baaf480e52020-11-25T01:24:12ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia1806-375642322222610.1590/S1806-37562015000000230S1806-37132016000300222Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothoraxRoberto de Menezes LyraABSTRACT With the advent of HRCT, primary spontaneous pneumothorax has come to be better understood and managed, because its etiology can now be identified in most cases. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is mainly caused by the rupture of a small subpleural emphysematous vesicle (designated a bleb) or of a subpleural paraseptal emphysematous lesion (designated a bulla). The aim of this pictorial essay was to improve the understanding of primary spontaneous pneumothorax and to propose a description of the major anatomical lesions found during surgery.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000300222&lng=en&tlng=enPneumothoraxPulmonary emphysemaTomography, X-ray computed
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Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary emphysema
Tomography, X-ray computed
author_facet Roberto de Menezes Lyra
author_sort Roberto de Menezes Lyra
title Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
title_short Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
title_full Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
title_fullStr Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
title_full_unstemmed Etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
title_sort etiology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
series Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
issn 1806-3756
description ABSTRACT With the advent of HRCT, primary spontaneous pneumothorax has come to be better understood and managed, because its etiology can now be identified in most cases. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is mainly caused by the rupture of a small subpleural emphysematous vesicle (designated a bleb) or of a subpleural paraseptal emphysematous lesion (designated a bulla). The aim of this pictorial essay was to improve the understanding of primary spontaneous pneumothorax and to propose a description of the major anatomical lesions found during surgery.
topic Pneumothorax
Pulmonary emphysema
Tomography, X-ray computed
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