Chemical pleurodesis for spontaneous pneumothorax

Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural cavity. Spontaneous pneumothorax, occurring without antecedent traumatic or iatrogenic cause, is sub-divided into primary and secondary. The severity of pneumothorax could be varied from asymptomatic to hemodynamically compromised. Optima...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hung How, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jin-Shing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613003720